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Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis '70 said that the large increase in applications has had no effect on the quality or breadth of the applicant pool, however...
...happy that we didn't have any unforeseen changes in the number or the quality of applications," she said. "It was another extraordinary pool of applications...
...think that the answer might well lie in the endorsement process for Harvard applicants. The Office of Career Services (OCS) whittles down the candidate pool annually from 80-100 students to 30-40. Applications are reviewed by one committee composed of Faculty members and another drawn from fellowship tutors from each House. These committees look at a student's academic transcript, 1,000-word personal statement and one-page activities list, but do not examine the eight letters of recommendation that the official Rhodes selection committee requires. Since 1991-1992, when OCS decided to severely restrict endorsements, many have regarded...
...College to be more expansive in its endorsements. In response, OCS increased its endorsement numbers by twenty percent of last year's group. However, we are unsure why the University does not endorse all the applicants--especially when not a single member of this year's increased endorsement pool made it past the final round...
Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine said he was pleased with the ruling. He said that affirmative action policies which call for diversity do not compromise the quality of the accepted pool of students...