Top Schools Are Digging Deeper Into Their Wait Lists

In what may be a happy surprise for thousands of high school seniors, Harvard plans to offer admission to 150 to 175 students on its waiting list, and Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania each expect to take 90, creating ripples that will send other highly selective colleges deeper into their waiting lists as well. Although colleges turn to wait lists to fill out their classes, it is unusual for the most selective to go so deep, college officials say. Read more at:
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