Jeanne Douglas
2024-03-29 23:38:31 UTC
Undergraduate applications to Harvard University dropped this year
following a chaotic period that saw the historic Ivy League schools
once-stellar reputation tarnished by antisemitism and plagiarism
scandals.
Harvard announced Thursday it received 54,008 applicants for the class
of 2028, down 5% from the year before.
This marks the fewest applications to the storied, 387-year-old
Massachusetts institution since 2020, which coincided with the start
of the COVID pandemic.
Harvard said it has accepted 1,937 students to the class of 2028 an
admission rate of 3.58%, up from last years rate of 3.41%.
The application numbers appear to reflect the crisis Harvard had found
itself in during the fall months, beginning with a letter signed by 30
student groups that claimed Israel was entirely responsible for the
October 7 Hamas attacks that triggered a war in the Middle East.
That was followed by a disastrous congressional testimony by Harvard
president Claudine Gay about campus antisemitism.
Gay, the first black Harvard president, was later forced to apologize
for failing to forcefully condemn antisemitism and she ultimately
resigned in January after being hit with multiple plagiarism claims.
The class of 2028 also marks the first admissions cycle since the US
Supreme Court ended affirmative action in higher education, ruling
that it was unconstitutional for colleges to give students extra
consideration based on their race alone.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/harvard-applications-drop-after-antisemitism-scandal-affirmative-action-ruling/ar-BB1kKrtF?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=a7958d8e4aff4523a3ea3503cc183960&ei=33
Without being burdened with jews and blacks, Harvard has returned to
it's position as the most prestigious University in the world
following a chaotic period that saw the historic Ivy League schools
once-stellar reputation tarnished by antisemitism and plagiarism
scandals.
Harvard announced Thursday it received 54,008 applicants for the class
of 2028, down 5% from the year before.
This marks the fewest applications to the storied, 387-year-old
Massachusetts institution since 2020, which coincided with the start
of the COVID pandemic.
Harvard said it has accepted 1,937 students to the class of 2028 an
admission rate of 3.58%, up from last years rate of 3.41%.
The application numbers appear to reflect the crisis Harvard had found
itself in during the fall months, beginning with a letter signed by 30
student groups that claimed Israel was entirely responsible for the
October 7 Hamas attacks that triggered a war in the Middle East.
That was followed by a disastrous congressional testimony by Harvard
president Claudine Gay about campus antisemitism.
Gay, the first black Harvard president, was later forced to apologize
for failing to forcefully condemn antisemitism and she ultimately
resigned in January after being hit with multiple plagiarism claims.
The class of 2028 also marks the first admissions cycle since the US
Supreme Court ended affirmative action in higher education, ruling
that it was unconstitutional for colleges to give students extra
consideration based on their race alone.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/harvard-applications-drop-after-antisemitism-scandal-affirmative-action-ruling/ar-BB1kKrtF?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=a7958d8e4aff4523a3ea3503cc183960&ei=33
Without being burdened with jews and blacks, Harvard has returned to
it's position as the most prestigious University in the world