“The school is very impressed with your collection, your general focus, and commitment through your year here… We feel you are exactly the talented kind of student that our school excels at producing.” He’s talking at me, a little too close for my liking, as I stand poised and rigid. Aware that I can feel and smell his wine-drenched breath on my face because he has no sense of personal space.

“Thank you… That means a lot to me” I sound feeble. My hands tremble as though a ...