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Golden, by contrast, is willing to make that bet. (And it’s an easier bet for him to make, since his room and board aren’t riding on it.) Golden claims that colleges could abolish legacy preference without taking a huge fundraising hit. He notes that “three prestigious private colleges”—Caltech, Cooper Union in New York City, and Berea College in Kentucky—“flourish without preferences for…alumni children...
...affect our decision.”According to Cliatt, Princeton chose to end early decision after officials met with trustees who were on campus for annual meetings this past weekend.This year, Princeton accepted nearly 49 percent of its entering class through its early decision program. By contrast, of the students that Harvard accepted to the Class of 2010, 38 percent gained admission in the early round.Whereas Harvard’s current “single-choice early action” policy allows admitted students to apply elsewhere in the winter and spring, students admitted under Princeton?...
...it’s red brick.” To many, the elegant lines of the Holyoke Center or the giant concrete triangle of Gund Hall just don’t make sense within the iconography of Harvard. Every time you hear somebody complain about Mather House or snidely contrast the Science Center to Memorial Hall, you’re hearing the words of somebody who’s still getting played around by red brick...
Before today’s announcement, Princeton had maintained a “binding” early decision program, which meant that applicants accepted in the fall were contractually-obligated to enroll at the New Jersey school. Harvard, by contrast, had used a “non-binding” early action system. Under that system, applicants accepted to Harvard could still opt out of enrolling here...
This year, Princeton accepted nearly 49 percent of its entering class through its early decision program. By contrast, of the students that Harvard accepted to the Class of 2010, 38 percent gained admission in the early round...