Word: socia
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Does taking more students in Early Action lead to a less diverse class? No. Recent Classes have demonstrated more rather than less socia-economic diversity, with 46-48 percent of the first-year class on scholarship, the highest percentages in the history of the College. Students have come from an ever broader array of geographic areas in the U.S. and internationally, and ethnic diversity has also remained at high levels. At the same time, "early" programs of every sort (especially binding early decision programs) have traditionally attracted fewer minority students and fewer financial aid applicants. Many less affluent schools...