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elleng

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Sat Apr 8, 2017, 12:19 AM Apr 2017

Quadruplets Offer Colleges Package Deal. Harvard and Yale Buy It.

'It was Nick Wade’s idea to write about being a quadruplet. He went on a college advice website called College Confidential, and in a chat room about college admissions essays, asked whether other people thought this would be a good idea.

A college essay adviser, Christopher Hunt, noticed his question, and replied, in essence, “That’s a no-brainer.” But Mr. Hunt, a former journalist now living in Boulder, Colo., had some advice. “I said, ‘Yes, that’s good, but you can’t just leave it at, “Oh, gee, I’m a quadruplet.” Tell readers how that influenced your life.’”

So Nick did. So did his brothers. It has paid off.

All four brothers, who go to high school outside Cincinnati, have been accepted by Harvard and Yale, among other top schools.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/us/wade-quadruplets-harvard-yale.html?

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Quadruplets Offer Colleges Package Deal. Harvard and Yale Buy It. (Original Post) elleng Apr 2017 OP
I love this so much. Trump is so envious of #BlackExcellence which makes me love it even more. underthematrix Apr 2017 #1
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing Ellen.... Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #2
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