Admissions
Admissions Bliss
Members of the Class of 2017 remember the day they received their acceptances to Harvard as they welcomed the new members of the Class of 2018.
Freshmen Reflect on Getting Accepted to Harvard
As the sun rose on last Friday, the air on Harvard’s campus was already humming with excitement as students prepared to welcome Harvard’s newest admits. Throughout the day, posts by students on the Harvard 2017 Facebook group nostalgically recalled when they themselves became prefrosh.
American College Tuition Fees Skyrocket
When Tony Soprano sent his daughter to Columbia University in the famous TV show "The Sopranos", he recoiled from an additional $50,000 "donation" that the dean requested. Even the great mob boss of New Jersey considered Ivy League costs a shakedown—and that episode aired in 2001.
Early Admissions Students Share Their Acceptance Stories
When Pierre D. Hirschler of New York City applied early to Harvard, he didn’t give much thought to the news he would soon receive in December.
Admissions Officers or Facebook Stalkers?
Rumors have circulated that colleges admissions officers factor a student’s online profile or activity on sites like Facebook and Twitter into their admissions decision.
High Schools and Harvard
The graph shows the unequal distribution of high schools in the Harvard Class of 2017. The straight line (above tan shading) is an even distribution. Data is from the Freshman Register.
Early Action Acceptance Rate Increases to 21 Percent for the Class of 2018
The pool from which this year’s early admits were drawn decreased in size by 3 percent after a 15 percent increase between 2011 and 2012.
The Making of a Harvard Feeder School
In total, one out of every 20 Harvard freshmen attended one of the seven high schools most represented in the Class of 2017—Boston Latin, Phillips Academy in Andover, Stuyvesant High School, Noble and Greenough School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Trinity School in New York City, and Lexington High School.
Tuition Growth at Elite Colleges
Figure 1: Tuition at America's most prestigious colleges have nearly doubled in since 2000, growing at roughly 4% a year.
Weekly New Round-up: Gay Applicants, Debt Discrepancies, and Twitter Makeovers
Apologies for the brief hiatus, but your trusty college admissions Weekly News Round-up team is back for two more weeks of juicy news. This week, we tackle SAT scandals and staying out of debt.
HLS Will Drop Deposit for Admitted Students
In line with its commitment to need-blind admissions and need-based financial aid, Harvard Law School will no longer collect deposits from admitted students who accept an admissions offer beginning with the Class of 2017.
Weekly News Round-Up: Twitter a la 1984, Affirmative Action in Court, and Quirky Questions
This has been a dramatic week for college admissions with articles detailing the slightly shady internet stalking of admissions officers to discussions concerning race-based applications at Texas University to some thought-provoking questions raised by the supposedly thought-provoking questions on college supplements.
Weekly News Round-Up: Scandals and Glitches and (Affirmative) Action, Oh My!
This week in college admissions news, affirmative action is back in action, the Common App is (still) struggling, and scandals abound!
Crafting the Perfect College List
Many private college admission counselors will craft a hand-tailored college list for their student clients—it’s one of the many perks of hiring an expert. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford their fees, and for this reason, the Crimson Admission Blog has compiled a guide to creating your very own college list.
Dean Acknowledges Early Admission Disparity
Despite several Harvard initiatives to recruit high-achieving, low-income students, the College’s early action program tends to advantage applicants from higher income brackets in the short run, a trend that is expected to “continue to be the case for the foreseeable future,” Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 told The Crimson in an interview Tuesday.
Weekly News Round-Up: Common App Crisis! (And Why Money Matters in Admission)
Today might as well be Halloween, because we've got some scary facts coming your way about the Common App, family income's role in admission, and more. The treat to those tricks? College is cheaper than you think!
New Admissions Outreach Initiative Seeks To Encourage Low-Income College Applicants
The undertaking, called The Harvard College Connection, will seek to provide students with information about their options for college and financial aid by emphasizing social media and other online communications methods.
Despite Common App Glitches, Harvard Retains Nov. 1 Deadline
After several schools delayed their early application deadlines in response to technical glitches on the Common Application website, Harvard’s Office of Admissions and Financial Aid has decided against changing the date.
More Ellie Goulding Admissions Videos!
If you haven’t seen the admissions office’s newest recruitment video, then you need to. Set to the ridiculously optimistic Ellie Goulding song "Anything Could Happen," the video will fill you with a rush of pride for fair Harvard, a rush that will last approximately until you remember the 300 pages of reading you have to get through by tomorrow. However, if you are an overenthusiastic high school student, the video is perfectly designed to spawn pangs of desire, crazed posts on College Confidential, and furious rewrites of that optional essay on the Common App supplement. Mission accomplished, I guess. But "Anything Could Happen" could just be the start. Ellie Goulding has quite the repertoire of upbeat, sonically happy songs that could make even the dullest admissions information seem like the most exciting thing in the world. Here are Flyby’s ideas for what the admissions office should work on next.