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...unwitting students. On the other hand, many of those who favor a more inclusive attitude toward sex education (one that includes discussion of condoms and other contraceptives) worry that abstinence-only programs will, in their refusal to address the mechanics of sex, condemn students to disease and pregnancy that might have been prevented by condoms. The truth of the matter, of course, is that neither position is quite as absolute as its opponents might believe...
Without such outreach efforts, they say, potential academic stars who might not have otherwise thought of Harvard may fall through the cracks...
...until May 1, allowing them the chance to apply elsewhere and possibly weigh the pros and cons of several schools before deciding which will be best for them. Some eager beavers may send the admission card back to Byerly Hall by express mail this week; other more contemplative thinkers might wait until midnight on April 30. Harvard's policy is increasingly rare in the competitive world of admissions, where many schools use an early decision policy to lock in their acceptances and so increase the magic yield percentage of students accepted who actually attend. But the policy is a wise...
Home-schooling is a tough issue in the field of education. On the one hand, it's possible to understand why parents--for either educational or religious reasons--might want to teach their own children, rather than sending them to a poorly-funded public school or to an institution which does not promote and may in fact ignore their personal beliefs. Home-schooling provides control in a society where parents often feel powerless. And it may seem like a logical extension of that control for those parents to send their children to a home-schoolers' college with...
...hard to imagine that the goals of the Science Alliance might be achieved as effectively through such programs. Incoming first-years will be much more likely to be convinced that they should try science than mid-year students who have already opted for humanities courses. Indeed, the Science Alliance's niche was in roping young Harvard women into the sciences right at the beginning of their college careers. The panels and speakers, the small group setting, the interaction with upperclass women in the sciences--this sustained barrage gave incoming first-year women the confidence to opt for those tough science...