Harvard Applications Surge as Students Flock to Top Names
- Ivy League school fielded 57,000 applications for coming year
- Cornell says it won’t require SAT scores for current juniors
A pedestrian is reflected in the window of a Harvard University store in Cambridge, Mass.
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Applications to Harvard University’s undergraduate college for regular decision surged more than 42% for the 2021-22 academic year.
Harvard fielded a record of more than 57,000 applications from high school students seeking admission for the fall semester, the Ivy League School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said Monday in an emailed statement.