Dozen from New England named Rhodes Scholars

This year, 12 of the students who won the coveted award (from the 1,500 nationwide who applied) live or attend college in New England.

Darryl Finkton, a Harvard senior from Indianapolis, said his mother was quiet when he told her he was about to move to England for the next two years.

“I don’t think it’s set in,’’ said Finkton in a telephone interview. “It’s kind of weird – you never think you’re actually going to win…’’

Read more here (The Boston Globe)