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More than 200 high school seniors stuck on Harvard’s waitlist will receive another letter from the admissions office—this time with better news...
...projected at 76 percent—lower than the initially reported 78 percent—Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 said that the admissions office will be taking more than the originally reported 150 to 175 students off the waitlist this year...
Last year, Harvard accepted approximately 50 students off the waitlist...
...admissions office will be accepting anywhere from 150 to about 175 students off the waitlist starting tomorrow, with the bulk of waitlist decisions made by the end of this month. At this point, 55 percent of the confirmed members of the Class of 2012 will be on financial aid, up from 49 percent of the current freshman class...
...what's the secret to getting in off the waitlist? Most colleges require students to decide where they want to go by May 1, after which they will re-evaluate the kids they've kept on hold. Given the odds, those who choose to remain on a waitlist should still accept an offer from--and, yes, probably pay a nonrefundable deposit to--another school, lest they have nowhere to attend in the fall. Some waitlisted students use the time to take action. Sam Davison, a senior at Highland Park High School in Texas, was waitlisted at his first choice, Vanderbilt...