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This afternoon, a record-low 7 percent of Harvard College applicants will receive e-mails welcoming them into the incoming freshman class...
...students who applied this year, only 2,046 students will be offered admission, down from 7.9 percent last year...
This year’s 6 percent increase in applicants has made admissions more competitive than ever, he said...
...record 10.9 percent of admitted students are Latino (up over one percent from last year), 10.8 percent are African American, 17.6 percent are Asian American, and 1.3 percent of Native American...
...Greater concern for the environment and climate has created a need for greener transportation that has so far gone unfilled. High-speed rail fits the bill; according to Popular Mechanics, high-speed trains emit, on average, 40 percent less carbon per passenger-mile compared to cars and 55 percent less carbon compared to jets. The popularity of trains in Japan and Europe has taken millions of cars off the roads. The result is less congestion and less air pollution...