哈佛大学申请人数出现历史性跳跃

据哈佛大学校报《哈佛红》的最新报道透露，今年申请哈佛大学的学生已达两万七千名，比去年破纪录的数字又高出四千人。今年是哈佛大学取消“提前行动计划”后的第一年招生。因为几十年来哈佛大学的每个年级只有一千六百五十名学生，在录取时考虑到被录取的学生可能会选择其他学校，因此每年会录取两千名左右的学生。如果按这些数据推算，哈佛大学今年的录取比例可能会在7.5% 左右。这一比例将又会突破新低。

Harvard Reports Jump in Applicants

In first year without early action, College sees a record applicant pool

Published On Wednesday, January 16, 2008  2:33 PM

By ARIANNA MARKEL

Crimson Staff Writer

More than 27,000 Harvard hopefuls applied to join next year’s freshman class, the University announced on Wednesday. It is the largest number of applicants in the history of Harvard College—at least 4,000 more than last year’s pool of 22,955.

Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 said in an interview Wednesday that the figure now stands at 27,278 and may increase slightly in the coming days. The number represents a more than 35 percent increase over the 19,750 students who applied just four years ago to become part of the Class of 2008.

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