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According to Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73, director of admissions for Harvard College, the information these rankings provide is more significant than the rankings themselves...
...Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73, director of undergraduate admissions The list of things I don’t know is long, and unprintable, and would embarrass me. But I’ll respond by telling you that I don’t understand why prospective college students don’t trust their own instincts—especially those of their own hearts—in choosing a college. Intellectual analysis doesn’t answer the important life questions...
Publicly and in private meetings with Crimson Key officers, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 and Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 have stated that these changes are being implemented to create greater accountability among guides, to diversify the tour staff and to provide more jobs for students. We agree with these ideas. What we object to is the process by which the admissions office came to this decision: a process that examined neither our membership nor our selection procedure. It was a process void...
Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath-Lewis ’70-’73 is right to recognize that the tour guide staff needs to be diversified. The Crimson Key does not give prospective students the best impression of a diverse campus. Though the Crimson Key has made some efforts to reach out to minorities, its membership is still mostly white. By not compensating tour guides for their services, the Crimson Key naturally attracts students from wealthier backgrounds. Work-study students, or those who must find a job during the school year, have less time to volunteer...
...McGrath Lewis said she does not “think there was any support for [the] idea” of permitting students accepted under Early Decision elsewhere to enroll...