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Discuss “Harvard admission change not likely at CMU”

When Harvard University announced last week that it planned to eliminate its early action policy in the fall of 2007, it sent college admissions offices at schools across the country into a tailspin. Now Carnegie Mellon, along with the almost 3000 colleges and universities nationwide, must decide if it will follow suit.

Stating that the program disadvantaged low-income and minority students, Harvard administrators are the first to take such bold action in an attempt to level the college admissions playing field. For now, Carnegie Mellon, which offers binding early decision plans along with an early admission plan for qualified high school juniors, plans to watch from the sidelines.

At Harvard, more than 50 percent of applications are from...

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