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...computed for all applicants to the college and ranges from 1.4 to about 7. "The lowest I've ever seen is 7.1, Fred L. Glimp, Dean of Admissions said. "And that's a heck of a low PRL." Ratings from 1.5 to 2.4 are a prediction for group two performance, from 2.5 to 3.4 for group three...
...Glimp said that since the system was instituted in 1957, applications to Harvard have increased by 2200. Meanwhile, "the rating system really hasn't done the job it was supposed to. It was intended to cut down on the number of multiple applications by giving a fellow some idea of his chances for getting in. But because there's always some risk in applications, I don't really think there is a solution to the multiple applications business...
...schools outside greater Boston that still receive ratings are those who normally send the largest number of applications to Harvard. "Cutting out the 80 schools will probably reduce the number of A's we give by only a third or so," Glimp said...
...rating system is quite an economical way of handling large numbers of applicants," Glimp explained. "Take Exeter, where we'll probably get 130 applicants and give about 30 A's, if the class is of the same quality as last year's. That's 30 people we don't have to worry very much about come March...
...Glimp denied that the system is "undemocratic," a charge that has been raised against it. "As long as we're strict enough in giving A's, there's no discrimination against people who don't come under the system," he said