Admissions
Financial Aid Office Renamed for Griffin '89
Griffin, founder of Chicago-based investment firm Citadel, donated $150 million to the University in February. At least $125 million of the gift will go toward financial aid.
Chinese 'Power Couple' Defends Harvard Donation
Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, who donated $15 million to the University last July, shared their views on education and philanthropy with hundreds of students on Wednesday.
Freshman Survey Part III: Inside the Classroom and Out
Part III of The Crimson’s survey of the Class of 2018 examines the academic and extracurricular pursuits of the incoming freshmen.
Admitted Freshman Accused of Sexual Assault No Longer Enrolled in College
Owen A. Labrie was taken into custody in July and charged with three counts of felonious aggravated sexual assault and three counts of statutory sexual assault.
Freshman Survey Part II: The Gilded Envelope
Part II of The Crimson's annual freshman survey dives into the high school backgrounds, financial status, and college decision-making process of the Class of 2018.
SAT IIs No Longer Required for Admission
The change is part of ongoing efforts to attract applicants from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
'Sneak Attack': Cheating on the SAT is Easy
Unbeknownst to many of us college students, College Board test takers have used technology to jump leagues ahead on our most important college preparation test by cheating. Peter Wayner's book “Sneak Attack” enters the world of these high school geeks. Taking a conversation with a Brooklyn Science grad, as well as many other technical sources, Wayner exposes the simple fact that “anyone could cheat on the SAT”.
Record Number of African Americans, Latinos Matriculate as Yield Increases
Roughly 82 percent of the 2,023 students admitted to the Class of 2018 have decided to matriculate—a figure that represents the College’s highest yield in 45 years.
Do Admissions Officers Discriminate Against Asian Americans?
There are two very well-known facts about highly-selective admissions among Asian American applicants: 1) Asian American applicants and admittances, on average, score higher on the SAT than students from any other race. 2) While the percentage of students belonging to most other racial minorities in highly selective colleges have gone up over the years, the percentage of Asian-American students has not.
The Cons of Being Asian American
Are Asian American students held to much higher standards compared to peers during the college application process?
Weekly News Round-Up: Banning Affirmative Action, Questioning Ivy League Statistics, and Welcoming The Class of 2018
Banning Affirmative Action, Questioning Ivy League Statistics, and Welcoming The Class of 2018
Applying Emotions to Applications
Here’s something you don’t usually hear in discussions about the increasingly competitive landscape of college and graduate school admissions: rejection letters don’t only sadden students. They have the same strong emotional impact on admissions committee members as well.
During Visitas, Student Groups Stage Demonstrations on Race, Sexual Assault
In efforts to raise awareness about campus issues, representatives from The Diversity Report and Our Harvard Can Do Better staged demonstrations for admitted students.
Heartbroken Admissions Officers
Admissions officers are often saddened by the the rejection letters their schools send out too.
1285 Prefrosh To Descend Upon Cambridge This Weekend
Some students said that because of the late timing of Visitas, they will have already decided where they will attend college before the visit weekend.
‘Harvard Not Fair’ Seeks Rejected Applicants for Race-Based Affirmative Action Suit
Legal defense fund Project on Fair Representation launched a site earlier this month to seek students who claimed they were not admitted to Harvard because of their race, for a possible lawsuit against the University.
211 Pages About The SAT
The College Board has recently released details of a new, revised, and, potentially, improved SAT. In a horrendously long and frightfully dull 211-page PDF file, the College Board divulged details of the upcoming SAT that will be introduced to the stressful, acne-prone, nail-biting world of college hopefuls in the spring of 2016.
Harvard Not On Top?
Even if it isn’t the weather, make out parties, or chances of becoming a reality TV star that is drawing students to the west coast school, something about Stanford’s popularity is definitely on the rise.
Stanford vs. Harvard
Stanford accepted a record low number of applicants this year. What does this mean for Harvard?
Pack it for Visitas? Or Leave It in High School?
To help prefrosh prepare for this year’s festivities, we’ve put together a list of things to put on or take off of your packing list for this weekend of campus exploration.
What If You Had To Take The SAT Again?
Current Harvard students responded with a lack of concern when reflecting on how the newly announced SAT changes would have affected their test performance, had the College Board implemented them before they took the test.
SAT 2.0
Harvard students said that they would probably score higher on the new version of the SAT.