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Sarah Fay's avatar

This is a very small data set. I know you know this, but the list implies that DFW and Leslie Jamison have some sort of extraordinary talent others don't (though I'm in agreement that they do), but this list is merely a reflection of which and the number of essays you've chosen to score. DFW and Leslie Jamison just happen to have gotten more attention. Ah, literary nepotism in action. Nothing wrong with it. Happens all the time with prizes and awards.

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Zain Meghji's avatar

the ‘dean’s list’. Cute and clever name.

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