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Genov said he hopes the controversy ends soon."My idea of an extracurricular is to have fun, butnow I don't know," he said
...many academically qualified students seek Harvard admission; academic prowess cannot adequately determine who receives the mythical big envelope in the mail. Without examining other criteria--region, race, background, extracurricular experience, interests and special skills--it would be impossible to decide whom to admit. An admissions system that relied solely on academics would ultimately and necessarily result in admissions far more arbitrary than they lready are: admissions officers would have to randomly select 2,000 names from the pool of thousands of "qualified" applicants...
Harris denies Stonecypher's claim that she is less qualified than he is and points to her hefty academic and extracurricular schedule...
There is no formula to gauge whether a student should be admitted or rejected, admissions officials say, and subjective criteria such as extracurricular activities and personal qualities also play a significant role. The Stonecypher complaint takes issue with the soft criteria the admissions office uses, and focuses on the issue of race...
There is no formula to gauge whether a student should be admitted or rejected, admissions officials say, and subjective criteria such as extracurricular activities and personal qualities also play a significant role. The Stonecypher complaint takes issue with the soft criteria the admissions office uses, and focuses on the issue of race...