向2013应届毕业生的致辞
<p><span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Trustees">Trustees</span>.</p><p>谢校长，谢谢校董们。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confess">confess</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>: <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="eminent">eminent</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="contacted">contacted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>.</p><p>我必须承认，今天来到这儿演讲使我的脑海中冒出一个问题：现在的高中生都那么有才华，学习又如此刻苦，如果放在今日，我还能被这所我于25年前毕业的名牌文科高校录取吗？对此我非常好奇，于是我联系了学校的一名招生人员，请她找出我以前的申请材料并迅速给我一个意见。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> '<span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="not">not</span>, ' <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="retroactively">retroactively</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="alma">alma</span> <span word="mater">mater</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="culled">culled</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revoke">revoke</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="for">for</span> 73% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span>.</p><p>事实证明这么做大错特错。她不仅以“绝对不能录取”回答我，几天之后我还收到一封信，通知我说我已被自己的母校追溯过往、拒绝录取了。更糟糕的是，他们还筛选了我申请入学那一年整个柜子的申请材料，决定撤销我73%的同学的入学资格。</p>
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