Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Legacy Admit Rate at 30 Percent

The Harvard Crimson
By Justin C. Worland , CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
Published: Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Harvard’s acceptance rate for legacies has hovered around 30 percent—more than four times the regular admission rate—in recent admissions cycles, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 told The Crimson in an interview this week.
Fitzsimmons also said that Harvard’s undergraduate population is comprised of approximately 12 to 13 percent legacies, a group he defined as children of Harvard College alumni and Radcliffe College alumnae.

Full Story: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/5/11/admissions-fitzsimmons-legacy-legacies/

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