The overly ambitious Blair Hornstine's Harvard Dreaming has become her own personal Idaho.
Harvard has revoked its admission of Blair Hornstine, the prospective member of the Class of 2007 who made national headlines when she sued her school system to ensure she would be her high school's sole valedictorian.Following a widely-publicized report that Hornstine had plagiarized material in articles she wrote for her local paper, the Harvard admissions office has rescinded her offer to attend Harvard in the fall, according to a source involved with the decision....
From Blair's winning page on the Discover Awards
Name: Blair Hornstine
Hails From: Moorestown, NJ
Working Hard At: Moorestown High School, NJ
Scholastic Status: Senior
The Digits (GPA): Over 4.0 (Gotta' love those APs!)The College For Me: "I'm applying to Harvard, Princeton, Duke, Stanford, Cornell, Dickinson, Penn... a wide variety! But wherever I go, I'll be happy," she assures.
Potential Tuition: "About $40,000 a year."Intended Major: "Something focusing on the law."
Dream Job: Poverty lawyerWhy I Applied: "I figured it couldn't hurt!"
What I Won: As a national winner in the category of Arts & Humanities -- a whopping $25,000 scholarship.
Winning Emotions: "I was very, very excited. I kept saying, 'Oh my God, thank you!'"
And Financially, This Means... "Considering the colleges I'm applying to (so expensive!), the scholarship is pretty meaningful."
Words of Wisdom: "It never hurts to try -- you never know what you'll win and what you won't," says Blair. "And work your hardest so you can have something to apply for!"
On My Resume:
* Co-founder (with big bro') of the eight-year-old service club, M.A.G.I.C. (Moorestown Alliance for Goodwill and Interest in the Community).* Founder of the Tri-County Prom Dress Drive, which collects more than 200 dresses a year for girls from low-income families.
* Co-founder of the Tri-County Food Drive that collected 30,000 pounds of food for the hungry.
* State Chairperson for a Smile-A-Thon that funded cleft lip and palate surgeries for orphans in China. "It was one of the most amazing things I've ever done," she says. "I never thought I'd be able to go to China!"
* An Olympic Torchbearer in 2002. "I was so excited, I could barely sleep!"
How I Get It All Done: "There's plenty of time in the day!"
Hornstine was home tutored at no little expense to the community because she suffer, as stated in court documents, chronic fatigue syndrome.
Posted by Vanderleun at July 16, 2003 11:19 AM