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...Following a year that included a record number of early action applicants and admissions, as well as a near-record number of applicants overall, Harvard announces that 79.7 percent of those accepted in to the Class of 2003 have agreed to enroll. The yield, up 0.6 percent from 1997-1998, is the highest among all American colleges and Harvard's highest in 25 years...
...Still, a near-record number of Harvard students applied for the 800 spots to hear Ventura speak. Because of the unique nature of a live television broadcast, audience members need to arrive at the forum by 7:10 p.m. for the 8 p.m. event...
...Following a year that included a record number of early action applicants and early action acceptances, as well as a near-record number of applicants overall, Harvard announced that 79.7 percent of those accepted into the Class of 2003 agreed to enroll. The yield, up 0.6 percent from 1997-1998, is the highest among all American colleges and Harvard's highest in 25 years...
...while the near-record fifth title was sweet in itself, it was made sweeter by the fact that it was the closest margin of victory for Cabot since the run began...
Capping off a year that saw a record number of early action applicants, early action acceptances and a near-record number of applicants overall, Harvard maintained its dominance in getting accepted students to enroll, with the highest yield among the nation's colleges at 79.7 percent, up 0.6 percent from last year...