September 22, 2006

Harvard Plans to End Policy of Admitting Students Early

Surprise announcement sparks renewed debate over controversial approach

By ERIC HOOVER

Harvard University announced last week that it would discontinue its early-admission program, immediately rekindling a national discussion of the controversial policies that allow some students to receive admissions decisions months before regular applicants.

Harvard — the first of the nation's most-selective colleges to drop early admissions altogether — will move to a single application deadline of January 1 beginning in the fall of 2007. William R.

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