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You're black. You're a woman. You're never going to get on Wall Street. You're not in an Ivy League school.
It was much easier to work with a new university that didn’t have a 200-year-old image where it was so set in its ways like some of the Ivy League schools that you couldn’t really change what they did and what they thought
But now I’ve even heard of people taking unpaid internships after graduating from Ivy League schools.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Google donates NYC office space to Cornell
is donating space in its Manhattan offices to Cornell University as the upstate Ivy League school continues plans to increase its presence in New York City. The move by the California-based search-engine giant is good for 51/2 years and will help Cornell's Read more »
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Ivy League is good fit for top talent
the kids talking about SAT scores not just sports," Garden City coach Steve Finnell said. "We have a great connection to the Ivy League and that's something we emphasize. Both towns believe education is the strongest thing."Cherry joked, "When I was a kid, Read more »
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Harvard's Ortiz eyes landing spot in NFL
recruited by college football powerhouse Florida State at age 17, but wound up attending Harvard instead after deciding an Ivy League diploma was worth passing up a chance at a more traditional football-centric school. He graduated in December with a degree Read more »
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Klein: Ivies' failure is Wall Street's gain
credit derivatives. Yet that's where many students end up, even after the financial crisis. Explanations for why so many Ivy League graduates rush into finance -- along with law and consulting -- tend to fall into two camps.The economic determinists say this Read more »
Around the web
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Warren camp seeks to ease backer worry
day after Elizabeth Warren acknowledged that she told two Ivy League schools she was Native American, her campaign began scrambling to allay the concerns of supporters about her handling of the issue, while political observers questioned why she’d let the 12:22 AM from Boston.com Read more »
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Top of LTHS class bound for Ivy League after graduation
Lake Travis High School valedictorian Lacey Jones, left, and salutatorian Priyanka Gaur will address the Class of 2012 at commencement tonight at Shoreline Church in Austin. Lake Travis High School valedictorian Lacey Jones and salutatorian Priyanka Gaur k 5/31/12 from Lake Travis View Read more »
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Cornell baseball well-armed for journey into NCAA Tournament
Super Regional series. Cornell, which set a school record for wins, grabbed its NCAA spot by virtue of taking its first-ever Ivy League title. The team’s turnaround was powered by an influx of young, live-wired arms. The Big Red’s team ERA of 3.65 is its lowest 5/31/12 from Syracuse.com Read more »
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Land O'Lakes grad makes Ivy League dream happen
his busy training and competition schedule. By junior year, his desired path was clear: He wanted to play football at an Ivy League institution, on his way to medical school. His mom was not surprised. "The biggest thing, being Darin's mom, that has always 5/31/12 from TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times Read more »
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Warren admits listing herself as Native American at Harvard, Penn
been open about it.’’ Warren’s statement is her first acknowledgment that she identified herself as Native American to the Ivy League schools. While she has said she identified herself as a minority in a legal directory, she has carefully avoided any suggestion 5/31/12 from Hot Air Read more »
