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...could try to put yourself in an applicant’s shoes, it might give them comfort.” He added that the blog could provide a level of reassurance that raw data could not, especially with colleges around the country accepting fewer applicants than ever. This year, Harvard College turned away 93 of every 100 applicants. “Harvard is one of the few schools around the country that turns away more than it accepts, so now you have perspective,” explained Steinberg. The blog features six high school seniors who are currently receiving admissions...
...Last year there was so much uncertainty without early admissions and with the new financial aid policy, we were in totally uncharted waters,” said Fitzsimmons. “This year there are fewer variables...but we still wanted to be very conservative...
...involvement of faith-based organizations in Africa both because many clinics and schools in Africa are affiliated with churches and because many religious scriptures promote faithful relationships. Green pointed to a homegrown program in Uganda to combat AIDS, which emphasized fidelity and mutual monogamy. According to Green, fewer people had more than one partner in the previous year and the prevalence of HIV has decreased. Swaziland and Botswana, the two countries that have the highest infection rates are now instituting similar programs. But a number of Green’s colleagues do not completely agree with his conclusions...
...Fewer Bentleys cruise the streets of Moscow these days, sushi sales are down, and construction on Europe's tallest tower has halted for lack of money. For fashionistas at the opening of the 18th annual Russian Fashion Week on Sunday, the most potent sign of the times was the sight of people wearing last year's styles. "Even the very rich aren't just going out and buying anymore," says Tatyana Ageyeva, a buyer who has worked for élite labels like Kenzo and Hugo Boss for nearly a decade. "Before, the wealthy would buy expensive things because they didn...
...Asia, is contracting faster than the global economy as a whole. When they met in Washington last November, G-20 leaders pledged to set their faces against protectionism and to revitalize the moribund "Doha Round" of talks on world trade liberalization. Since then, says the World Bank, no fewer than 17 of the G-20 member nations have adopted a variety of protectionist measures - and there's no sign of any movement on reviving the Doha talks. The summiteers can be depended upon to adopt some ringing denunciation of protectionism. How much it will mean, God knows...