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Top Universities and admission requirements

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Research at top universities, Harvard and Stanford, has shown that their admission requirements are harmful to students. But have they changed them?It’s no secret, admission to the top universities in the United States is very, very competitive. But the fact that these admission requirements are detrimental to students and society is less well known, even after all the good press Harvard University got for its report, Turning the Tide. 

At Stanford University, Challenge Success  has been trying for a decade to highlight these corrosive educational policies and help parents and high schools alleviate the detrimental effects.

But has either university taken the advice of their own experts and changed their admission requirements?
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Is Harvard “turning the tide” in admissions to Ivy League schools?

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Harvard Turning the Tide - This report recommended sweeping changes to the college application process. Are there any changes in the Harvard application for Harvard's own admissions since the release of the report?

CAMBRIDGE, MA – MAY 29: Students of Harvard University gather for their graduation ceremonies on Commencement Day on May 29, 2014 in Cambridge, MA.

Harvard got a lot of positive press last year when it announced its report, Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern For Others And The Common Good Through College Admissions. The Harvard Turning the Tide report found the current college admissions’ process is damaging to students. As Harvard states on its website, this report is “the first step in a two-year campaign that seeks to substantially reshape the existing college admissions process.” One year in on a two year campaign, has the Harvard admission process changed?

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