Harvard Plans to End Policy of Admitting Students Early

Surprise announcement sparks renewed debate over controversial approach

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

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