2014 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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So that old line - the hardest thing about Harvard is getting in - doesn't apply to athletes? I guess Ivy has gone D1

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So that old line - the hardest thing about Harvard is getting in - doesn't apply to athletes? I guess Ivy has gone D1

Hope there are no homeless people in Harvard Square.

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Some of you are really ridiculous. How many years has it been? Where would you be OK with the kid going to college? Instead of focusing on what Harvard must have overlooked is it possible there are positives you don't know about??? And let's be real, if anything similar happened to one of your kids you'd have a high-priced Boston attorney and reach a settlement before anything hit the news. And you wouldn't think twice about your kid grabbing the best college deal he could get.

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Some of you are really ridiculous. How many years has it been? Where would you be OK with the kid going to college? Instead of focusing on what Harvard must have overlooked is it possible there are positives you don't know about??? And let's be real, if anything similar happened to one of your kids you'd have a high-priced Boston attorney and reach a settlement before anything hit the news. And you wouldn't think twice about your kid grabbing the best college deal he could get.

If he had turned into a genuine, sincere and caring individual who learned from his experience, folks would be fine with that. Smart would be a bonus. He doesn't strike too many as either.

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Some of you are really ridiculous. How many years has it been? Where would you be OK with the kid going to college? Instead of focusing on what Harvard must have overlooked is it possible there are positives you don't know about??? And let's be real, if anything similar happened to one of your kids you'd have a high-priced Boston attorney and reach a settlement before anything hit the news. And you wouldn't think twice about your kid grabbing the best college deal he could get.

Sorry dude people that go around beating on the homeless are unlikely to be voted citizen of the year.

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Sorry dude people that go around beating on the homeless are unlikely to be voted citizen of the year.

It is a past that is strange that Harvard is overlooking. They have walked away from far less

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It is a past that is strange that Harvard is overlooking. They have walked away from far less

Is redemption not possible? I have spoken with this boy and found him articulate, insightful, and grateful to those who have assisted along the way.

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Some of you are really ridiculous. How many years has it been? Where would you be OK with the kid going to college? Instead of focusing on what Harvard must have overlooked is it possible there are positives you don't know about??? And let's be real, if anything similar happened to one of your kids you'd have a high-priced Boston attorney and reach a settlement before anything hit the news. And you wouldn't think twice about your kid grabbing the best college deal he could get.

Of course an applicant should grab the best he can. Reportedly plenty other schools were lined up with offers, too, so those who would damn Harvard for this should damn the other schools equally. It's a legitimate debate: to what extent should criminally violent behavior be held against someone? Once someone has served their sentence, should grand avenues be open to them a few years later? In a college admissions context, only Harvard knows how many other applicants with violent pasts apply, how many they accept, and what evidence the applicant provides that such behavior is not part of their character any more. Imagine you're an accepted applicant at BC, duke or the other schools pursuing him, might you go elsewhere now that you know the school accepts violent offenders just because they're exceptional in a sport, or do you trust that the admissions office has researched every applicant thoroughly, and you're just as safe as you'd be at another school?

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Of course an applicant should grab the best he can. Reportedly plenty other schools were lined up with offers, too, so those who would damn Harvard for this should damn the other schools equally. It's a legitimate debate: to what extent should criminally violent behavior be held against someone? Once someone has served their sentence, should grand avenues be open to them a few years later? In a college admissions context, only Harvard knows how many other applicants with violent pasts apply, how many they accept, and what evidence the applicant provides that such behavior is not part of their character any more. Imagine you're an accepted applicant at BC, duke or the other schools pursuing him, might you go elsewhere now that you know the school accepts violent offenders just because they're exceptional in a sport, or do you trust that the admissions office has researched every applicant thoroughly, and you're just as safe as you'd be at another school?

Harvard of the new century now accepts cheaters, violant criminals and those who enter our country illegally. Probably no different than it ever was.

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Of course an applicant should grab the best he can. Reportedly plenty other schools were lined up with offers, too, so those who would damn Harvard for this should damn the other schools equally. It's a legitimate debate: to what extent should criminally violent behavior be held against someone? Once someone has served their sentence, should grand avenues be open to them a few years later? In a college admissions context, only Harvard knows how many other applicants with violent pasts apply, how many they accept, and what evidence the applicant provides that such behavior is not part of their character any more. Imagine you're an accepted applicant at BC, duke or the other schools pursuing him, might you go elsewhere now that you know the school accepts violent offenders just because they're exceptional in a sport, or do you trust that the admissions office has researched every applicant thoroughly, and you're just as safe as you'd be at another school?

Was the kid 13? 14? [And leave out the snarky he's 5 years older rants.] There's something called the juvenile justice system...which operates and should operate differently than the adult system, notwithstanding the Eddie O'Brien case and changes in the juvenile laws for capital offenses. Based on your criteria above, should accepted candidates turn down Duke because of the infamous lacrosse team? How about UVA with a privileged white prep school kid who committed murder? No, let's single out this kid who might be taking a rich, white ISL kid's slot at Harvard.

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Was the kid 13? 14? [And leave out the snarky he's 5 years older rants.] There's something called the juvenile justice system...which operates and should operate differently than the adult system, notwithstanding the Eddie O'Brien case and changes in the juvenile laws for capital offenses. Based on your criteria above, should accepted candidates turn down Duke because of the infamous lacrosse team? How about UVA with a privileged white prep school kid who committed murder? No, let's single out this kid who might be taking a rich, white ISL kid's slot at Harvard.

Not sure how the Duke lacrosse team factors in here. The team was completely exonerated and the city of Durham is now paying a $30 million dollar settlement for their false accusations.

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Not sure how the Duke lacrosse team factors in here. The team was completely exonerated and the city of Durham is now paying a $30 million dollar settlement for their false accusations.

Exonerated of criminal guilt, but not the incredibly boorish, exploitative behaviors. And btw, what kind of lawyers do you think those fun-loving frat boys had?

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Not sure how the Duke lacrosse team factors in here. The team was completely exonerated and the city of Durham is now paying a $30 million dollar settlement for their false accusations.

The poster did not mention the Duke lacrosse team. The reference was to a University of Virginia men's lacrosse player who was convicted of murdering (2nd degree) a University of Virginia women's lacrosse player.

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The poster did not mention the Duke lacrosse team. The reference was to a University of Virginia men's lacrosse player who was convicted of murdering (2nd degree) a University of Virginia women's lacrosse player.

I did reference the Duke lacrosse team, and of course there are huge and grave differences between the examples. My point is this....try to reasonably place in context the actions of a 13 or 14 year old, and is what he allegedly did that much worse than what 19 and 20 year olds from privileged backgrounds at one of the most prestigious and privileged universities in the country did that we know about (and likely did most party weekends).

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Is redemption not possible? I have spoken with this boy and found him articulate, insightful, and grateful to those who have assisted along the way.

Ask the kid he punched out last summer....that's the rumor any way.