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As Harvard’s admissions face federal scrutiny, a reminder that grades aren’t everything | Opinion

It is in Harvard's best interest –and that of our country – to construct a student body that has the potential to give back to society in ways large and small.

Rowers paddle down the Charles River past the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against Asian American applicants in Harvard's admissions process is heading to trial in Boston's federal court on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018.
Rowers paddle down the Charles River past the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against Asian American applicants in Harvard's admissions process is heading to trial in Boston's federal court on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018.Read moreCHARLES KRUPA / AP