Video: What a singer will do to get into college
Wait-listed at Harvard, Grace Oberhofer of Tacoma sings her plea to the admissions staff.
An excerpt:
Harvard you mean the world to me
On John Harvard's statue I'd never pee
Harvard I utter my primal scream
Let me in to your community
I wonder whether admissions folks see this sort of thing as a smart move -- or just a stunt. It has 5,500 views at this stage after some national publicity, so you tell me.
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