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In 1890, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences established the Administrative Board. To this day, the Ad Board is responsible for the application and enforcement of undergraduate academic regulations and standards of social conduct. The Board includes the Allston Burr Resident Deans of each House, the Freshman Resident Deans, and...
While Harvard’s numbers have not changed, overall, the application process has become more competitive, according to Mount.
This year, 120 sophomores applied, with eight finalists making it through to interviews. The application process is fairly light, as candidates need only to fill out a uniform application, submit a sample paper and provide an academic reference from a professor.
A related problem is the semantics of the exact question; would it be in binary form—gay or straight? What about bisexual and transsexual identities? The Common Application is unlikely to produce a question that is both inclusive and specific enough to be useful...
Admittedly, the sentiment behind introducing a question about sexual orientation to the Common Application marks an important shift in the right direction. There is a need for queer students to feel more accepted on college campuses. Many students come from less-than-accepting backgrounds and unfortunately, homosexuality (and...