There is no rage or rebellion in its pages, only sincerity and self-awareness. Torn between appreciating the opportunities given along with Taft’s $35,000 tuition price tag and the sense of otherness that opportunity afforded her, James remembers her time at Taft in degrees of extremes. You won’t find anecdotes of boarding school scandals, drugs or partying in its pages, but you will become well acquainted with the cultural and societal growth of a young girl obsessed with role playing, instant messaging, Star Trek and Dogma, who also happens to be the first Black American legacy student to graduate from Taft School. Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James by Alana Quarles, Information on T18:56:23-04:00 | 0 CommentsĪn admittedly privileged perspective of attending boarding school as a Black American student, Admissions is Kendra James' coming-of-age story while enrolled at the elite Taft School in Connecticut.
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