Applications remain high
Applications to Harvard College have remained near record highs for the fourth year in a row. This year, 34,295 people sought admission to the Class of 2018. Last year, a record 35,023 applied, with 34,303 and 34,950 applying in the prior two years. “After an early action group that featured remarkable academic and extracurricular excellence and unparalleled ethnic and economic diversity, we are delighted to have a regular application pool that promises more great things for the Class of 2018,” said William R. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid. “Harvard’s revolutionary financial aid program has again played a pivotal role in attracting the nation’s and the world’s most promising students to apply to Harvard. “And news about the high priority of financial aid in the Harvard’s Campaign for Arts and Sciences — with a $600 million goal — has been reassuring to students and families about Harvard’s core value of providing...