| That Harvard will eliminate Early
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| | harder to get into which makes them
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| Decision got so much play in the news
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| | greater, and on and on. "If I get into
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| recently tells us how important a college
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| | one of the schools on that list, I'll
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| education is to Americans. And it was
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| | feel good about myself. If I don't, I
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| good news which Americans recognized,
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| | won't and will have to settle for a
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| that a great university took this step to
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| | lesser school."
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| level the playing field. (If you missed
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| | To be sure, the schools on that list are
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| the news: "Harvard University, breaking
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| | excellent, but what do we mean by "best"?
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| with a major trend in college admissions,
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| | How much wiser to start with a longer,
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| plans to eliminate its early admissions
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| | more inclusive list of excellent schools
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| program next year, with university
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| | and then ask what kind of experience do I
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| officials arguing that such programs put
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| | want in college? Small classes, or
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| low-income and minority applicants at a
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| | lectures by famous teachers? Professors
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| distinct disadvantage in the competition
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| | as teachers or T.A's? Do I know what I
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| to get into selective universities.")
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| | want to major in and if so, which schools
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| But those of us who've worked for years
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| | have strong departments in that major?
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| in secondary schools and watched the way
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| | Urban or rural? Big school or small?
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| the college admission process tortures
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| | Single sex for women? Far away from home
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| kids and their families, want a more
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| | and family influence so I can discover
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| fundamental correction than the
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| | who I really am, and will I like the
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| elimination of a process that in itself
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| | weather there? Or close to home and my
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| signals what's wrong, that, though there
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| | family? Religious or secular? Will I get
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| are a great many good colleges and
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| | some guidance or will I be on my own? Is
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| universities to choose from, too many
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| | this a party school? Can I be a varsity
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| kids want to go to too few of them, and
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| | athlete there, or is it too big-time for
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| too often for the wrong reason.
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| | me?
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| Ask ambitious students in public and
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| | How do I want to live: off campus and
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| private secondary schools across the
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| | commute, or in a traditional college
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| nation to name the fifteen to twenty best
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| | community? Diverse enough to stretch me
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| colleges or universities and all their
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| | or will most of the students be like me?
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| lists will be remarkably alike. Now ask
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| | And then, of course, when these and any
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| them why these particular schools are on
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| | other pertinent questions are answered:
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| the list and others are not and the
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| | how much can my parents and I afford, how
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| answers will frequently be not in terms
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| | much financial aid do I need?
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| of education but in self-perpetuating
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| | When choosing a college or university to
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| terms of competition: "we know these
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| | which to apply becomes for more families
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| schools are great because they are hard
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| | a matter of seeking a match, rather than
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| to get into, which is why so many people
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| | winning a race, we'll begin to wonder why
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| like us want to get into them", a
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| | we ever needed Early Admissions.
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| conception which in turn makes them
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