Word: decisiones
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But admissions officials from schools with early decision policies said that their schools attract applicants who are even more enthusiastic about attending.
"I think its going to have very little impact, but it will makes people's lives simpler," Lewis said. "It puts the burden of the restrictions on the early decision colleges. I think it's the right thing to do."
Lewis said she feels that it is important to give students as much time as they need before making their decision.
Harvard's decision to decrease the level of commitment it asks of early applicants goes against the tide of admissions policies at most elite colleges, which have increasingly asked that early applicants show a firm intention to matriculate if accepted.
In recent years, all Ivy League schools, except for Harvard and Brown, have switched to binding early decision programs. Under early decision, applicants may only apply to only one school early, and accepted students are required to enroll.