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...March 21 Max, a student at Bunker Hill Community College, received a letter from Harvard explaining, with regret, their decision to postpone transfer applications. Presumably the decision not to admit transfer students this spring was the result of much deliberation, but not enough consideration was given to the consequences of finding out so late in the year. Max’s story is exceptional in many ways; his frustration and confusion at Harvard’s belated policy change is demonstrative of the degree to which this decision requires further review and explanation...
...higher aspirations, and he sought to transfer. Harvard presented Max with the opportunity to realize his aspirations: to receive an education and maybe get a chance to play some competitive basketball—and it was affordable thanks to the generous financial assistance provided by the college. After speaking to volunteers at the shelter, visiting Harvard facilities, researching classes and arranging meetings with the basketball coaching staff, Max began the transfer application process to Harvard College. The long and complicated transfer application required writing two comprehensive essays, compiling a transcript drawn from two countries, and drawing necessary documents from...
...hopes were compromised. Citing a lack of space for transfer students in upper class Houses, Harvard opted rather to cancel all applications outright and refund the 65-dollar application fee. But after all the time and emotional energy Max and countless other transfer applicants had invested into their applications, a cash refund is hardly adequate compensation. Lack of space in upper class houses is old news, of which the administration had been aware well in advance of the transfer application deadline. Whatever their prospects of actually gaining admission, transfer candidates deserve an apology from the administration for the mishandling...
...either case, the administration ought to be more forthcoming about the basis for their decision, which came well after the transfer application deadlines of other schools. In recent years, Harvard has accepted more transfer applicants than Yale or Princeton (who don’t allow transfer applicants at all) on the basis that students who transfer in tend to have higher grade point averages at Harvard than students who come in as freshmen. Moreover, transfer students add a diversity of background and experience to the student body. This certainly could be said of Max. A French kid who left...
...Over a thousand transfer applicants didn’t even have their applications considered this year. For many of these students, Harvard’s decision may be only a minor setback, but for others in less stable situations, like Max’s, the decision is potentially life altering. We don’t pretend to tell Harvard whom it can and cannot admit; ultimately, the housing crunch meant that some hard decisions would have to be made. Nonetheless, the current applicant pool deserves more than just a reimbursement. The damage has been done, but Harvard still needs...