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Giving legacy applicants an extra glance—effectively what Harvard’s current practices amount to—has clear benefits in terms of alumni giving and involvement. The argument that one’s legacy status should not be considered at all, creating some newfangled meritocracy, is too idealistic. It also assumes too much about the goodwill of donors and Harvard’s ability to withstand a reduction in alumni donations...
...sure, using legacy to significantly warp Harvard’s near-meritocracy would be a shame. But as is, Harvard has so many overqualified applicants that it has an extremely difficult time discriminating among them. Legacy status may amount to a small consideration, but the decision to admit a student is often made on such minor differences...
...policy radar - for decades it was featured as little more than a major recipient of Japanese development aid. Japanese businessmen showed little interest in the country, turned off by the red tape, the distance - and the decided lack of karaoke bars. Such indifference is still reflected in the small amount of trade between the two countries: Japanese investment in India last year totaled just $253 million - 4% of the amount Japanese investors committed to China over the same period. And Japan receives just 3% of Indian software exports...
According to Hill, students can now access a greater number of fellowships and scholarships offered by the OIP, some of which have doubled or even tripled in amount awarded...
...insurgent strikes like the one Marines faced Dec. 4 in the downtown area. Hundreds of Marines and a handful of Navy medics hole up every day inside several newly established police stations in central Ramadi. In the latest push to gain control of the city, U.S. forces man what amount to a string of inner-city garrisons across town, offering training and support to small groups of Iraqi police who warily walk the surrounding streets. The patrols rarely venture far. The blocks around the compounds are flush with insurgents who watch the movements of Iraqi security forces and U.S. troops...