This might be a Jayson Blair type description of college search that the NY Times fell for. I know of no Harry Potter admiission efforts, and I doubt that any college touring high school student would encounter multiple allusions. Bunk.
Bill Scott >>> "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> 12/06/09 9:57 AM >>> The NY Times has an opinion piece by a high school student who is doing the college tour thing and comments on the heavy handed usage of the colleges he has visited to compare themselves to things in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter's Hogwarts. Now, from an adult perspective, this may seem like a brilliant PR move since it can be assumed that a large number of potential students will be familiar with the world of Harry Potter and they would enjoy going to college that is in some way similar to Hogwarts. Of course, the adults have it wrong. Read Lauren Edelson's article to see why: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/opinion/06edelson.html -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
