Finally, pulling the issue to a close, RZN reflects on the experience of viewing his admissions file and how that reminded him that what he has really been looking for has always existed outside of grades and medals and application essays. As always, many a thank must be expressed for ...
The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) sent letters Tuesday to Yale, Princeton and Duke questioning the universities’ compliance with the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action and threatening litigation. The letters said SFFA is “gravely concerned that these schools are not complying” wi...
The total number of regular decision applicants, which is expected to be released by the University when decisions are announced next week, should provide a better indication whether Harvard’s fall turmoil had an impact on admissions applications. The Class of 2028 also marks the first admissions ...
All of this is especially important in the context of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, being an elephant in the room when it comes to admissions. While applicants may think the technology may be able to write elegant essay responses, generative AI is still not perfect; it still lacks huma...
“cause and effect” in mind. You need to create a clear connection between your experiences and your professional decisions to date, and then another connection to the impact you will have on others going forward. Although this essay is not a conventional “personal statement” (What are your...
It is important that the personal statement convey to the admissions officer a sense of who you are and what you are like in person, but it is not necessary to cram every extracurricular activity or accomplishment into the essay; there are other sections of the application for listing such ...
Admissions As Peer Schools Leave Test-Optional Behind, Is Harvard Next? ByElyse C. GoncalvesandMatan H. Josephy •February 29, 2024 After recent decisions from Yale and Dartmouth to bring back standardized testing requirements, admissions experts are divided if Harvard will follow suit. ...
More than 60 Percent of Surveyed Harvard Freshmen Do Not Support Legacy Admissions ByMichelle N. AmponsahandEmma H. Haidar •November 14, 2023 The first installment of a four-part series on The Crimson’s Class of 2027 survey examines students’ views on affirmative action, diversity, and leg...
Harvard College admitted 3.41 percent of applicants to the Class of 2027, marking the second-lowest admissions rate in the College’s history. The College’s Admissions Office notified 1,220 students of their acceptances in the regular decision cycle at 7 p.m. Thursday. The admitted students ...
“I am intrigued to enter into a conversation about the decisions that have shaped this city at different times,” Echelman says about Boston. The sculpture is similar in shape to the highway that once passed directly through the heart of Boston—Interstate 93, also called the Central Artery....