CC, Harvard SCEA's demise, Asian-Americans, and more

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<p>Playing Catch Up
Three high school students. The final generation of early action. Will getting rid of it really do what Harvard hopes?
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“There aren’t enough hours in the day for me to tell you what is wrong with the current admissions process,” says Sally F. Rubenstine [sic], Senior Counselor and Editor at CollegeConfidential.com. “All the anxiety that it brings our children that doesn’t need to be there!”</p>

<p>This anxiety manifests itself daily on the CollegeConfidential.com discussion forums, which claims to be the “most popular on the web.”</p>

<p>The question “What are my chances?” litters the discussions groups. They feature students who post their statistics online for others to evaluate. In one Harvard thread, a student who boasted a 2350 on the SAT I, triple 800s on the SAT IIs, and runs a “self-started computer business,” wonded whether he might get into Harvard Early Action.

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<p>As Harvard’s early-admissions chapter comes to a close, a plot twist has emerged: the number of early applicants for the Class of 2011 actually increased by 3.5 percent over the previous year. </p>

<p>The early-applicant pool saw increases in the number of international students and aspiring engineers vying for spots in the Class of 2011. </p>

<p>In addition, the number of Mexican-Americans seeking admission increased by 25 percent, while the number of Hispanic-Americans jumped by 13 percent. The number of African-American applicants increased by 6.4 percent, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67. </p>

<p>Harvard’s increase in early applicants comes as the College plans to end its early-admissions program beginning with the Class of 2012. The move was announced in September as a way of making the admissions process fairer for low-income and minority applicants. </p>

<p>This year, 4,005 Harvard hopefuls applied for single-choice early action, compared to 3,869 applicants last year.</p>

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<p>Why is this a "plot twist"?</p>