To that end, the recruiting season for next year has already begun. "We're out already. We're already getting our search letters out--we don't take anything for granted," Fitzsimmons said, who was in Virginia last night talking to high school students and their parents.
Other Harvard administrators said they were unconcerned with this year's decrease in minority admissions.
"It probably proves the decision are individual, student by student rather than by group so I don't think the decline is significant," said Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III.
Epps said this year's declines were too small to affect the class as a whole.
Fitzsimmons' colleague Marlyn McGrath Lewis '70-'73, director of admissions, was similarly pleased with this year's results.
"We had a terrific year. We've been able to attract large and strong pools from minority groups," she said.
As with the record numbers of early action candidates and early action admits, Fitzsimmons continued to credit Harvard's increase in financial aid as a significant factor in this year's admissions game.
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