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According to one Core Committee study, 100 percent of the Class of '93 had taken high school math, but only 67 percent of students had studied European history and 56 percent had taken computer science in high school...
...fact, Harvard says it makes a special effort to consider applications from Cambridge high school students, with 40 percent of last year's applicants from Rindge gaining admission. Harvard's overall acceptance rate was just 20 percent, says Dwight D. Miller, a senior admissions officer who oversees Cambridge-area applications...
With an enrollment consisting of 50 percent minority students, Rindge and Latin is one of the country's most diverse public high schools. Students representing 64 different nations and speaking 46 different primary languages make up the student body, Giroux says...
...addition to its ethnic and national diversity, Rindge's student body also includes students from a broad range of socio-economic backgrounds. Giroux says that 48 percent of Rindge and Latin students qualify for federal free and reduced-price lunches...
...CHANCE and others who tutor Rindge and Latin students face some tough statistics. About 60 percent of graduating seniors at Rindge go on to four-year colleges, but the school's average combined SAT scores were 47 points below the national average...