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AROUND THE QUADS

Class of 2011 Can’t Wait!

Some of the Class of 2011 early decision admits who visited campus during winter break pose in front of Alma Mater.

Photo: Courtesy Mary Martha Douglas '11

A group of about 35 admitted early decision applicants for the Class of 2011, including one from Stockholm and two from Washington, D.C., met at Grand Central Station and came up to campus during winter break.

"From 42nd Street to Morningside Heights, it's fair to say we painted the town red . er, blue," wrote Mary Martha Douglas '11, daughter of Roberts Henry Douglas '70, in a note to the admissions office. "We traded New York-isms wandering Times Square, laughed about the swim test while posing with giant Legos at Toys "R" Us, discussed philosophy on the No. 1 train uptown and debated the benefits of a national health care system over sandwiches at Pinnacle."

So how did this come about? "The event was organized through Facebook (after Saturday, even my dad conceded that maybe Facebook wasn't worthless after all)," wrote Douglas. "Shortly after acceptances were mailed out, someone created a Facebook group for anyone who had been accepted for 2011. Through that group, a lot of us became friends and started talking online or on the phone. About a month ago, someone suggested that since there were so many of us in the area, we should get together. I think we were all pretty skeptical about coordinating 35 people in the city, but everything went off without a hitch! We've been talking for nearly two months, and even though we have only met once, it feels like old friends."

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