Admissions
Report Examines College Tuitions
Over the past year, private, nonprofit four-year colleges reported a 4.5 percent increase in their tuition rates, raising the average private college tuition—including room and board—to $36,993 per year, according to the “Trends in College Pricing” report recently released by the College Board.
Deadline for Admissions Blog Approaches
Just like old times, the Harvard College Admissions Office wants you to fill out another application. But this time, it ...
Admissions Policy Tightened After Wheeler Incident
University President Drew G. Faust told the Boston Globe that Wheeler’s alleged deceit—falsifying transcripts, SAT scores, and letters of recommendation in his transfer application to Harvard and thereby bilking the University of over $45,000 in financial aid, research grants, and prizes—has led Harvard to make changes in its admissions process to prevent future fraud.
The Big Decision: Harvard or Yale?
On April 1, a few hundred high school seniors found themselves in a truly terrible situation: having to choose between ...
Concentrations That Make Bank
A recent Newsweek article, “Best Majors for Big Paychecks,” lists the top ten majors by median starting salary and median salary mid-career. In case you’re angling for a good salary after you graduate, you might want to consider this list when you pick a concentration.
Harvard College Admits 12 Fall Transfers
After two years during which no transfer students were admitted, 12 new students have arrived at Harvard as the latest additions to the classes of 2012 and 2013.
Admissions Office Lowers SAT Subject Test Requirement
Students applying to Harvard this fall will be required to submit two SAT Subject Test scores, one less than the number required of applicants in previous years.
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Admissions officer Valerie Beilenson helps load decision letters that will be delivered to applicants for the class of 2014 onto a mail truck outside of the admissions office on Apr. 1, 2010. A record 6.8 percent of applicants was granted a spot in the Harvard College class of 2014.
15-Year-Old Whiz Kid To Join Harvard
Zachary A. Young is finishing his sophomore year at Stuyvesant High School in New York, but unlike most high school sophomores, Young will be coming to Harvard in the fall as a member of the Class of 2014. He's 15.
Yield May Top 76 Percent for Class of 2014
Harvard’s yield may climb above 76 percent this year, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 announced Monday.
Prefrosh's Acceptance Rescinded Over Facebook Status?
According to sources in the blogosphere, a high school senior was accepted by Harvard to join the Class of 2014 but then had his offer rescinded when he supposedly invited Harvard to "kiss [his] ass" in a Facebook status update. We at FlyBy set out to debunk the myth.
Faust Welcomes 2014 Admits
High school seniors and their families traveled from all regions of the country and the globe to Cambridge this weekend, hoping to sample life at Harvard before making their college decisions.
Visitas: Meet the Class of 2014
For those of you who feel as if you haven't had the chance to get to know the Class of 2014, we here at FlyBy would like to introduce the Class of 2014 in a short video.
