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...Harvard Hillel. The ten students who were orginally slated to arrive in Israel on July 30 were notified less than a week before departure that their trip had been canceled. This October, the program—funded by the full-funding Netivot Fellowship—sought out a new round of applicants for the upcoming “Winter Journey.” Because of the short duration of Harvard’s winter recess, the trip was shortened one week, according to Simon. Two out of the 28 participants selected for the program were not Jewish by heritage. Students...
...principal advantages of eliminating early action is that it creates the perception of fairness. Although the admissions office claims its standards are just as high for the early round, the admit rate in December has historically been twice as high as in March because of a stronger applicant pool. These statistics create the perception of a skewed playing field, hurting Harvard in the eyes of the public and potential applicants, who are turned away because Harvard has already admitted almost half of its class. Because of this, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons...
...long tradition of being reserved for those who can afford it, and convoluted admissions policies only validate this perception. Although Harvard does not have a binding early decision program, in ending early action, Harvard gives hope that other universities will follow suit and move to a uniform, single-round admissions process...
...story in computer games this year was HOW TO BLOW A HUGE LEAD, by Sony. Its PlayStation 2 was the champ in the last round of the console wars. This time Sony bet on a chip called the Cell and a disc format called Blu-ray. They're probably awesome, but how would anybody know? The PS3 is hideously expensive--it goes for up to $600--and Sony manufactured only a piddling few hundred thousand for the U.S., fewer for Japan. Plus it's hard to write games for; the launch titles were lame. You know you're in trouble...
Kafie matriculated to Harvard Business School (HBS) directly after college, and, unlike more than 97 percent of his HBS peers, he’s never held a full-time, year-round...