David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

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Harvard students, not surprisingly, score
far higher on the math SAT than their
counterparts at Hartwick. In fact, the
students in Harvard’s bottom third have
higher scores than the best students at
Hartwick. If getting a science degree is
about how smart you are, then virtually
everyone at Harvard should end up with
a degree—right? At least on paper, there
is no one at Harvard who lacks the
intellectual firepower to master the
coursework. Well, let’s take a look at