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These are the kinds of students that Fitzsimmons would like to capture and pull into the Harvard admissions pool. “We do something different every year,” he says. “We’re always trying to figure out how to be more effective in recruiting...
...worst thing anyone could do is invite lots of kids into our pool and then turn them all down,” he says...
...more diverse student bodies? When they do that, do they sacrifice academic excellence? And on the other side of the spectrum, do some schools sacrifice economic diversity by admitting a large chunk of their class early, aiming for higher yields but in effect shutting out the relatively poorer regular pool...
Five years ago, Amherst revamped its financial aid options in a pitch to attract a more socioeconomically diverse pool of applicants. After noting the psychological power of promising away debts, the college eliminated loans for low-income students. Amherst also tries to attract that bracket by offering two “opportunity weekends,” or paid visits for about 200 admitted students who couldn’t otherwise afford to make the trip...
...fact that we’ve received over 1,500 more applications than last year suggests that our new Early Action option more closely matches the needs and desires of our applicant pool than did our old Early Decision program,” Stanford Dean of Admissions Robin Mamlet said...