Article on Likely Letters in The Crimson

xjayz
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:22:41 +0000

Here it is: [The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Likely Letters on the Rise](http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=522503).



…In keeping with this trend, Harvard has sent out 217 of these letters so far, and “all but ten” of them have gone to athletes, according to Fitzsimmons. But he adds that the admissions office is still planning on sending out a substantial number of non-athletic likelies before March 31.

Fitzsimmons calls it an “unprecedented year” with many other colleges trying to poach students who could be lured away without an early Harvard admission…