Word: interestedness
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"We are interested in what the record has beenhere--what has been the pattern of hiring of womenand minority candidates and what is going on atother comparable institutions, said Lecturer inEconomics Jeffrey S. Wolcowitz, who is serving asa staff member of the committee and will helpVerba research this summer
A brochure published by the Admissions Officealso states that it is interested in more thanstudents' secondary school achievements andtalents. Its text says that it seeks to attractcandidates who will contribute to the emotional and moralclimate of their undergraduate communities.
"We are keenly interested in attracting andadmitting candidates who not only give ample proofof academic prowess, but also show evidence ofsuch personal qualities as honesty, fairness,compassion, altruism, leadership, and initiativein their high school years," reads the pamphlet'stext. "We place great value in a candidate'scapacity to move beyond...
Fitzsimmons says that in the past admissionsofficers have travelled to specific regions of thecountry to talk with guidance counselors, anxiousparents and students interested in the details ofHarvard life. And, while Fitzsimmons says theAdmissions Office does try to contact outstandingstudents and to target areas of the country that seemunderrepresented, he says...
The office plans to continue its minorityrecruiting program, which involves sending currentHarvard undergraduates around the country to talkto interested minority applicants.