Harvard College Admits 18% of Early Applicants
December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011 -- Harvard College announced that it accepted 18% of 4,231 early action applicants to the Class of 2016. These 772 students are the first group to be admitted early since Harvard eliminated its early admission process four-years ago.
“Their academic, extracurricular, and personal promise are remarkable by any standard, and it will be exciting to follow their progress over the next four years and beyond,” said Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 in a statement reported in the Harvard Crimson.
According to the Crimson, 2,838 applicants were deferred for consideration in the regular application pool and 546 students were rejected.
Successful early applicants are not required to commit to Harvard until May 1, 2012.
About Lynn Lubell
Lynn Radlauer Lubell is the Publisher of InLikeMe.com, an internationally renowned website for college-bound students, parents and guidance counselors, and the Founder of Admission by Design, an educational consultancy.
A graduate of MIT and Harvard Business School, Lynn completed the IECA's Principles and Practices Institute for Educational Consultants and has broad expertise in college admission strategy and planning.
Lynn served on the MIT Educational Council for ten years interviewing hundreds of undergraduate applicants.
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