<p>"From the urban streets of Union City, Emerson High School senior Mauricio Cruz will soon walk the halls of the prestigious Harvard University as he joins the undergraduate class of 2009.</p>
<p>A scholar who has become a true testament to the Union City education system, Mauricio will join the rank of great leaders who have crossed Harvard yard, including John Adams, Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and even current President George W. Bush (who attended the business school)...." </p>
<p>"Over the last few years, many students in Union City have been able to enroll and complete their undergraduate degrees in various prestigious universities throughout the country. Mauricio is the first Hispanic male from Union City to be admitted to Harvard.</p>
<p>"We're just a shining example of the education in Union City," said Mauricio. "It's a lot of hard work, but it has been proven time and time again. We are just as bright as any other student around the country, and once students realize their abilities and put in the hard work, that's all you need to get in." </p>
<p>---- somebody is going to bat for these kids however: I notice that he took part in summer programs at both Yale and Brown previously.</p>
<p>yeah...how can you not have ivy leauge aspirations when you have already taken courses at them in the summer...if i ever had that oppurtunity i'd probably started resume building waaaaay earlier in hs...:-p</p>