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Some Harvard admissions officers agree tests must be considered in perspective. "We never use tests as a single factor. Alone they are not very accurate, but in the kinds of decisions we are making they can be very helpful," L. Fred Jewett '57, dean of admissions, says. "I can't think of a single instance when a person has been admitted because of high scores," Molly T. Geraghty, assistant dean of admissions at the Law School, adds. "However, it may well be the thing that tips the scales," she says...
...Tests are important to the degree they confirm and support other evidence or refute it. We try to use them in the context that they came," Jewett says...
...moment our estimate is that we'll be sending out 100 fewer letters this year than last," L. Fred Jewett '57, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, said...
...decision came after an unexpectedly high percentage of students admitted to the Class of '83 decided to attend the University. Last year 50 to 60 more students than anticipated accepted admission, swamping University officials and leaving them with problems of accommodating an overcrowded class, Jewett said...
...Jewett said that changes in admissions policies would accompany the reduction in acceptance letters. "We'll certainly try very hard to make sure the increase doesn't come out of any one applicant group," he said. "It will just become that much more competitive," he added...