<p>Thanks for the numbers... the "applied" part is still irrelevant isn't it?</p>
<p>So, perhaps the apologies helped. On the other hand, perhaps it just shows the greater good sense of the female admits v. the male admits in choosing Harvard, which even with Summers (may his days be numbered as many current H students hope) can't be beat. Or, is this the beginning of the end of the brand?</p>
<p>But, back to the main issue: don't you worry that Summers was stupid to say what he did?</p>
<p>"Summers wins hands down with the alumni" - not very evident from a very generous class; MIT boy wonder just doesn't get it, or were you a science major?</p>
<p>The apologies hurt. People who fiercely applauded his approach were, if anything, a bit dismayed that he kept appeasing the feminist harpies.</p>
<p>In the end, however, such supporters were willing to cut him some slack, just as they did when he "appologized" to that loathsome fraud, Brother Cornel West, as he broomed him out the door.</p>
<p>You are laughably wrong if you think that "current students" hope "his days are numbered." Larry Summers is, quite possibly, the most popular president of Harvard with undergrads in the past 100 years. Everything he is fighting for will benefit THEM - including <em>making teachers teach</em> and opening up the tenure process by getting it out of the grip of fossilized departmental insider groups. </p>
<p>In the battle to remake Harvard for the 21st century, the forces of darkness battling the effort lie within the faculty. I hasten to aid that not ALL of the faculty members are obstructionists.</p>
<p>Popular? Ask the students at Leverett, Mather, Dunster plus Claverly, Adams senior house (oops probably totally out of business) and Apley Court - who will get construction noise all next year - with the possibility of Saturday construction too permitted; or the students at the Quad with the diminished library at Hilles. Great planning! Fortunately for 2009 class all that construction should be done by the time they get to their Houses.</p>
<p>Again, the main question: don't you worry that he's a little stupid to generate so much negative press?... and it does sound as if you are embarrassed he has to create task forces and throw money at problems?</p>
<p>I am certainly irritated that bribes and hush money have to be paid to keep the leftist pressure groups in line, but that is unfortunately a necessary accomodation, these days, in order to get big things done with minimum casualties and the lowest net cost.</p>
<p>The feminists will have to be paid off, the Cambridge City Council and the Mayor of Boston will have to be "persuaded" with "compensatory" goodies, and whining constituancies on all sides will have to be coddled, strong-armed, bribed ot othrwise persuaded, in order to get the place reorganized, manage expansion and get some buidings built. </p>
<p>Larry Summers is just the man we need. The fact that people of your ilk don't like him is exactly why this is so!</p>
<p>Thanks Anothernycdad! And speaking of negative press...I mean the story made BBC for crying out loud! Also, those addmissions stats are for the whole school...I am talking about just engineering. Byerly...I mean you have to addmit, the guy made a mistake.</p>
<p>ok...anyways...does anyone believe that this will impact anything at Harvard noticeably? Since I am a girl interrested in engineering...does this make me a minority? Just curious:) Thanks!</p>