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...Harvard has dropped only slightly from a high of a full fifth of the student body in 1992 to about 17.7 percent now. Asians made up 3.6 percent of the national population in the 2000, and that figure is rising, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 writes in an e-mail that this discrepancy in representation doesn’t concern the Admissions Office. “A fundamental thing to understand is that we do not think of ‘representativeness?...
...says Green. “Everyone should have the opportunity to present their case to the admissions office.”It all comes down to whether or not admissions offices can tell if an essay is the sole product of the applicant. Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 says that while applicants can use whatever help they want, Harvard attempts to make admissions decisions based solely on what the candidate has accomplished.“People can develop specific strategies,” she says, “and sometimes...
...continued efforts to break through socioeconomic barriers in search of the world’s best students, Harvard is currently working to increase recruitment of students from government-run schools in the United Kingdom, according to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 said that there is a discrepancy between the number of students applying in the United Kingdom from private institutions versus public schools, called state schools, and that the majority of applicants from the United Kingdom were from private schools. With the number of applications from...
...fraud were to occur, Kane thinks the University could act. “One option available to the faculty would be to rescind the awarded degree,” he says. “This is a very rare situation,” says Harvard College Admissions Director Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73. What’s the more likely scenario? “For something to change in the record a student has achieved within the time he or she is admitted and the time he or she is enrolled...
...score, topped MIT last year by 13 percentage points. The rankings were determined by a range of criteria, including a peer review, the student-to-faculty ratio, the number of university professors’ citations in academic papers, and the percentage of international students and faculty. Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 said the first-place finish was gratifying, but she added that the admissions office does not place much emphasis on statistical rankings like this one. “We’re always pleased to have our excellence recognized while...