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                  Harvard Receives Record Number of Applicants

   by Associated Press

   Harvard University has received a record 39,044 applications for next
   fall's freshman class, a nearly 5 percent increase over last year.

   The university attributed the rise to efforts to reach out to lower
   income students.

   This year, nearly a quarter of applicants had their application fees
   waived due to financial hardship.

   Director of Financial Aid Sally Donahue said applications have soared
   in the past decade since the university launched a financial aid
   program that charges students based on family income.

   A fifth of current undergraduates are from families earning less than
   $65,000 a year. For these families, Harvard covers costs of attendance.

   Applicants will find out if they have been admitted March 31. They have
   until May 1 to accept.

   Last year, Harvard accepted about 5 percent of 37,307 applicants.
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