Word: factors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...concentrators agree that having to apply is a factor in the decreasing enrollments...
...There is broad consensus that standardized test scores can be valuable as one factor, among several, in helping to assess candidates for admission.... The correlation between SAT scores and future academic success, however, is far from exact. It is not uncommon for individuals to outperform (or underperform) what the tests 'predict'--often by significant margins. In addition, the predictive power of the tests diminishes over time...
...clear separation of 84 'regular' admissions places from 16 'special' places for minorities, together with the use of different numerical cutoff points for the two groups, was held to be unlawful.... Under the Bakke ruling, it was judged permissible to take race explicitly into account as one factor in making university admissions decisions, provided that the institution can show that the practice is necessary to promote a substantial interest...
Location is an additional factor in Loker's popularity. Because the food is much better than that served at the Greenhouse Cafe, students who are in the Science Center or stepping off the Quad shuttle are more likely to stop at Loker for a snack. When I met a Quad-dwelling friend for coffee recently, she was delighted that she no longer had to walk all the way across the Yard in the cold to get a drink. But, of course, the reason everybody likes Loker is, as several students have put it, "Free food...
...like all new ventures, particularly Harvard ventures, Loker has its drawbacks. Many students complain of the overcrowding and noise. It's hard to navigate around the tiny tables in the coffee house holding an oversized cup of steaming Tazo tea. The basement factor also has some undergraduates worried that Loker is uncool...