Fei Gong, Cambridge resident

RR: Are you following the Adam Wheeler story?

FG: Yes, I am following the story. I just saw the title on the Internet.

RR: What do you think about it?

FG: I think that it’s absolutely wrong. But also, this person has a lot of imagination.

RR: Do you think the administration pays enough attention to this sort of thing?

FG: I don’t know if it’s technically possible to check every piece of paper if it is correct. At least for SAT scores it is important to check.

RR: Do you think this happens a lot at Harvard?

FG: I don’t think its a common thing. I believe most of the students are truthful.

Tarik Umar ’10

RR: What do you think about the Adam Wheeler ordeal?

TU: It was shocking to hear about it.

RR: Do you think the administration is to blame?

TU: I haven’t dissected it—how responsible are the admissions staff? We have a relationship of trust and we don’t approach applicants with distrust.

RR: How do you think he did it?

TU: I don’t know...I’m surprised it lasted this long...if people do something wrong over and over again, they are going to get caught.

RR: Do you think other people at Harvard do this sort of stuff?

TU: I would be shocked if other people [who do this] didn’t get caught.