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Satisfaction with extracurricular activities was higher than with academics or social life, with 80 percent reporting that they were very satisfied or generally satisfied...
Academic satisfaction accounted for 57 percent of the overall satisfaction, social satisfaction for 27 percent, extracurricular satisfaction for 12 percent, and House satisfaction for 4 percent...
...This year, 60 percent of the winning theses (51 of 83) were drawn from the senior faculty. In 2007, 40 of the 77 awards followed the same pattern...
...Harvard’s new financial aid initiative, with its “zero to 10 percent standard,” requires no contribution from those with annual incomes below $60,000; a contribution of up to 10 percent from those with incomes from $60,000 to $120,000; and a contribution of 10 percent from those with incomes from $120,000 to $180,000, assuming assets typical for each income level. Families with incomes above $180,000 and even $200,000 will continue to be eligible for varying amounts of need-based aid. In addition, loans have been eliminated...
...Applications to Harvard soared to a record 27,462 this year, eclipsing the previous record of 22,955 set last year. Only 7.1 percent of the applicant pool was admitted to the Class of 2012 in April, the lowest admission rate in the history of the College. When the admissions year concludes at the end of June, the yield on admitted candidates is expected to be about 76 percent (close to last year’s 78 percent). That this remains the highest yield among peer institutions is particularly notable because Harvard no longer has the advantage of early action...