EDUCATION_ The Secrets of Getting Into Harvard Were Once Closely Guarded. That’s About to Change

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The trial of a lawsuit brought on behalf of Asian-Americans will force Harvard to spill details about its admissions practices. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

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The Secrets of Getting Into Harvard Were Once Closely Guarded. That’s About to Change

Trial beginning Monday will examine how the elite institution uses race to shape its student body; decision could upend practices of other colleges


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By Nicole Hong and Melissa Korn
Oct. 11, 2018 11:40 a.m. ET


This year, 42,749 students applied to Harvard College, and only 1,962 were admitted. How Harvard decides who makes the cut has long been a mystery.

That’s about to change. A trial beginning Monday in Boston federal court will examine how the elite institution uses race to shape its student body. It will force Harvard to spill details about its admissions practices.

The case has transfixed the world of higher education—both for the peek it provides into a process cloaked in secrecy, and the prospect that the court decision will upend the admissions practices of other colleges as well.

A lawsuit accuses Harvard University of illegally discriminating against Asian-American applicants by holding them to a higher standard than students of other races. Harvard denies the accusation, saying race is just one of a complex matrix of factors it considers before handing out its coveted acceptances.

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