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Nine colleges have offered Sarah Simon, of Wellesley, Mass., a spot in their class of 2012: Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Princeton, Stanford, University of Chicago, Vassar and Williams. But she's a dancer--ballet six times a week, modern twice, jazz once--and Columbia University in New York City would give her access not only to an exceptional ballet program at its sister school Barnard but also to the epicenter of the dance world. Unfortunately, Columbia has put her on the waitlist. Though she's not whining about her wealth of options, Simon, a senior at Noble and Greenough School...
...early admissions this year. More than 6.3 million applications were submitted to four-year colleges in the fall of 2006, and though the numbers aren't yet available, they most likely increased this school year. No surprise then that many schools are logging record-low admissions rates. Columbia, for example, let in 8.7% of applicants, compared with 10.4% in 2007. And more schools are hedging their bets by upping the number of applicants they put on the waitlist. That's because the most talented students will probably have offers from multiple schools, but they can attend, of course, only...
...Scott Haig is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has a private practice in the New York City area...
...late March.“They were ranked the highest in the Ivy League before the season,” Ko said. “They have a pretty solid team, one to six.”After opening the Ancient Eight with two wins over Cornell and Columbia, the Crimson suffered five consecutive league defeats to end the season tied for fifth place.“Overall I think the season’s been a good one for the team and we were very close in a lot of matches” Ko said.Harvard faced a terrifying schedule...
...showed how strong of a player he is today.” Clayton posted a 6-4, 6-3 victory over his Big Green opponent. Like the team overall, he finished undefeated in league play at the No. 2 singles position. His only in-conference loss was against Columbia, when he played at the top singles slot. Freshmen Alexei Chijoff-Evans and Aba Omodele-Lucien, playing at the fourth and fifth singles spots respectively, continued their strong play as they finish their freshman campaigns. Chijoff-Evans won 6-2, 7-6, while Omodele-Lucien also rolled in straight sets...