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Thursday, March 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Of Ph.D.s, gay lovers, slave narratives and the Ivy League

I have a choice of two schools for my doctorate; one is ranked 63 and the other is ranked 90. Which should I choose -- and what about my boyfriend?
By Cary Tennis

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  • Wednesday, March 19, 2008 06:54 PM

    Cary and the Ivy Leaguers who ignored him

    Cary gasses on about things he knows little about. Ivy league PhD programs aren't crowded with the summering, yachting classes. Perhaps the letter writer might try working in the real world for a while, before he plunges into either program. His chances for meaningful work with a PhD are slim anyway, so why not try writing something with that shiny MFA, down South with the long-suffering beau?

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