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In past years, students who were in the top of their class in each of the three areas—humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences—would be invited to apply for each round of elections. But starting this year, the students under consideration for the final round...
Instead of having each senior spring candidate upload a transcript and provide two recommendations as candidates did in the first two rounds, this new election process will seek consultation from the director of undergraduate studies for each relevant department based on academic records obtained from the registrar.
The timing of these elections, McCarty said, has always come at a busy time for students and faculty, presenting a challenge to obtaining the letters of recommendation.
“I think it’s a positive thing not to let down half the people who are nominated,” said Anthony C. Speare ’10, a sociology concentrator and a marshall for the society.
As it currently stands, once undergraduates are elected, they may choose to partake in deliberations for future rounds of selection.