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Getting into Harvard not as Easy as P-R-E-P

Posted Dec 1, 07 4:19 PM CST in Arts & Living,  US 

(Newser) – Ivy-League-seeking parents beware: admissions officers at top schools around the country are looking for more than just the private-school preppie. While private and prep schools still lead the way, a growing percentage of students at elite universities are public school grads and international scholars, the Wall Street Journal reveals. At Penn, international students compose 13% of the class of 2011.

In a survey of freshmen from eight top colleges, including Harvard and Swarthmore, the paper also found that elite schools are increasing their intake of low-income students—further complicating an already tough admissions game. “It’s scary,” said one 17-year-old Brown-hopeful. Public schools that fared well generally specialized in math and science.

Source Wall Street Journal

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