I found the following bits interesting, as they suggest Harvard is continuing its controversial holistic admissions program, which has been thought of as subjec

I found the following bits interesting, as they suggest Harvard is continuing its controversial holistic admissions program, which has been thought of as subjective and even discriminatory, rather than using objective measures: > Acknowledging the concerns of critics, Harvard said that it would reassess the new policy regularly. The school said that test scores would be considered along with other information about an applicant’s experience, skills, talents, contributions to communities and references. They will also be looked at in the context of how other students are doing at the same high school. > “Admissions officers understand that not all students attend well-resourced schools, and those who come from modest economic backgrounds or first-generation college families may have had fewer opportunities to prepare for standardized tests,” William R. Fitzsimmons, Harvard’s dean of admissions and financial aid, said in a statement. > Harvard said that in the interest of selecting a diverse student body, it has enhanced financial aid and stepped up recruitment of underserved students by joining a consortium of 30 public and private universities that recruits students from rural communities. I wonder if this will encourage highly-motivated and wealthy students to shop for the right high school to match the criteria Harvard might bias their admissions towards.