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...Furthermore, the College announced in March that it would not admit any transfer students for the next two years. The decision was entirely a result of the “unprecedented” housing crunch, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons...
...essentially two evils, two very difficult situations,” he said. “You don’t want to disappoint people who apply for admission, but you also don’t want to admit them into a situation that was not a good...
...high school self, who refused to write Advanced Placement essays on anything but women’s history, spelled it “womyn,” went to Ani DiFranco concerts, and wanted to partake in single-sex education, would be ecstatic. Our class was the first to admit more women than men and to have more women matriculate; ours will be the first class to graduate under the first female university president. We have seen the first woman selected as Dean of the College and the construction of a Women’s Center. Comments by a former...
This commitment to socioeconomic diversity can also be seen in the laudable decision to eliminate the early action option for applicants. Despite fears that Harvard would lose competitive applicants to peer institutions, this year’s record low admit rate of 7.1 percent vindicates the Admissions Office and demonstrates that the institution’s goals of competitiveness and diversity are not mutually exclusive...
...including home equity in loan calculations, and guaranteed that families making from $120,000 to $180,000 would pay only 10 percent of their income to send a child to college. This program will benefit students as well as the university as a whole, allowing it to recruit and admit students that would be otherwise unable to attend. The trend toward expansion of financial aid was also seen in initiatives at Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, which all expanded their financial aid programs. These decisions reflect a University-wide commitment...