Let Them Eat Cake

During their post-loading party, the admissions office staff enjoy a cake dedicated to the class of 2016.

Cheers to 2016

Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons '67 gives a toast at the after-party following the loading of the mail truck.

Accepted

Admissions Office staff members form an assembly line to load the letters onto the mail truck, starting with the acceptance letters and following with the rest of the letters.

The Crimson Made Fun of the Lampoon Before the Lampoon Existed

Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past. March 27, 1874: Humorous Articles In reading over with care our college papers we find, as a general rule, that the various themes which meet our eyes apply directly or indirectly to college rules, college customs. This certainly ought to be expected, from the nature of these papers. I do not wish even to argue that this is not perfectly right; but I should like to call attention to the fact that a certain class of articles are not as a general rule popular, although their character might at first lead one to expect otherwise. I refer to humorous productions.

High School Seniors React to Good News From Harvard

Connor P. McKnight was 30,000 feet above the ground with his cell phone off when an email arrived in his inbox offering him a spot in Harvard College’s Class of 2016.

Admissions Decisions

Patricia DiCarlo Fagioli carries the last box of decision letters to a waiting USPS truck. On Thursday morning, admissions office staff members formed an assembly line to mail 34,302 letters to applicants for the Class of 2016.

Harvard Accepts Record Low of 5.9 Percent to the Class of 2016

An all-time low 5.9 percent of applicants received offers to join Harvard College’s Class of 2016 on Thursday. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Harvard’s admission rate has fallen.

Harvard Courts Minority Students

The program enjoys a high success rate as it aims to convince students of color that they would indeed look right in crimson.

Home Works

It is no secret that despite more and more rigorous admissions policies, there are certain high schools that send a disproportionate number of students to Harvard.

Predicting the 2012 Harvard Acceptance Rate

Regular Admits May See 3% Acceptance Rate

Harvard may admit as few as 3 percent of the students waiting to hear their decisions this Thursday and overall, the College might admit about 5.5 percent of students who applied under early action and regular decision to the Class of 2016.

Undergraduate Costs Will Reach $54,496

The price of a Harvard education continues to rise, with total costs for undergraduates increasing 3.5 percent for the 2012-2013 academic year—to $54,496.

Prefrosh To Be Given Swipe Access to Dorms

For the first time, prospective Harvard students will have swipe access to all freshman dorms and upperclassmen Houses during Visitas, the College’s visiting program for admitted students.

Harvard Likely To Support Affirmative Action in Supreme Court Case

Harvard is likely to lobby the Supreme Court in favor of affirmative action.

U.S. Department of Education Ends Inquiry into Harvard Admissions

The U.S. Department of Education has closed its investigation into alleged discrimination against Asian Americans in Harvard’s admissions policies following the withdrawal of the initial complaint.