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...admissions office also chose from an applicant pool that was more ethnically diverse than last year. The office said in February that more African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans applied for admission this year than in 2005. In addition, a record 51.6 percent of this year's pool was female. Today's announcement indicates that the acceptance rate for females this year was slightly higher than it was for male applicants...
...income applicants to Harvard did not rise. The College received 2,353 fee-waiver requests this year, precisely the same number as it did last year—an indication that the number of freshmen from low-income backgrounds next year would remain roughly the same. The current admit pool, however, is projected to see a 10 percent increase in eligibility for HFAI...
...were pretty conservative this year with early admission, in part because we certainly had more than an inkling of the success of the HFAI program,” Fitzsimmons said. “We were pretty sure that there was going to be a pretty diverse regular applicant pool...
...members of the Class of 2010’s academic interests and geographic distribution are very similar to the figures for last year. The most marked divergence is that foreign citizens, U.S. dual citizens, and U.S. permanent residents make up 19.2 percent of this year’s admit pool, versus 16.9 percent last year...
...press corps sometimes has a little more on its mind during overnight trips than work, work, work. This week, many White House reporters have been contemplating the policy implications of ?Salt or no salt? Frozen or on the rocks?? The President seemed to sense that and told his pool at the hotel, ?It?s good to see you all. And I?d like to make sure you work, more than you play.? It?s a tricky balance, made easier by the fact that the ?Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America? meeting had no major announcements or ?deliverables,? as diplomats...