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1/ THREAD: Harvard rescinded my acceptance. Three months after being admitted to Harvard Class of 2023, Harvard has decided to rescind my admission over texts and comments made nearly two years ago, months prior to the shooting. I have some thoughts. Here’s what happened.

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Kyle Kashuv

@KyleKashuv

Jun 17, 2019

2/ A few weeks ago, I was made aware of egregious and callous comments classmates and I made privately years ago - when I was 16 years old, months before the shooting - in an attempt to be as extreme and shocking as possible. I immediately apologized. Here is my apology:

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Kyle Kashuv

@KyleKashuv

Jun 17, 2019

3/ After I issued this apology, speculative articles were written, my peers used the opportunity to attack me, and my life was once again reduced to a headline. It sent me into one of the darkest spirals of my life.

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Kyle Kashuv

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4/ After the story broke, former peers & political opponents began contacting Harvard urging them to rescind me. Harvard then sent this letter stating that Harvard "reserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission" and requested a written explanation within 72 hours.

1:00 PM · Jun 17, 2019

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Political opponents? Come on fam. You’re a teenager. You don’t have political opponents. Unless you count white people who feel comfortable saying that the N word vs those who think it’s morally reprehensible.

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Fuck Harvard when there life their hope, one door closes another opens.👍🏿

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Kudos to Harvard.

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Good

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What part of "if you engage or HAVE ENGAGED" do you fail to understand? Past is prologue. The tired whiney claim of 'that's not the real me' is never ever ever ever convincing.