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Joe Resnek is writing his way to the top

He went from a hardscrabble upbringing to penning speeches for US officials - in part thanks to the ‘Chelsea way’

CHELSEA - When the US ambassador to Spain, Alan Solomont, gave the commencement address to Suffolk University undergraduates last month, Chelsea native Joe Resnek was in the audience, hanging on every word.

Not because the 23-year-old was graduating from college. Because he wrote the speech.

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Lovely story about Mr. Resneck, but another example of how Harvard tries to please wealthy donors in admissions.

And another story about a kid with a well-to-do, connected parent getting into Harvard. Tell the other stories, if they're out there, of the kid from Chelsea without all the parental money and juice at his or her disposal.