When growing numbers of Jews passed the exam that was then the only requirement for admission, Harvard imposed various measures designed to stem their enrollment ― among them, the emphasis on "character," "leadership," athletic prowess and alumni parentage.
Thus, winning came to matter, which meant that items such as financial favors to sub-freshmen recruits; constant violations of eligibility requirements; bowing to alumni interests and outside boosters; payments of professional coaches well beyond faculty salaries; and sports budgets far exceeding those of large departments and even entire schools emerged and remained with us to this day.
An Op-Ed article on May 25, about alumni donating to Harvard, misstated a requirement for spending by non-university charitable foundations.
The companies here are heavy with Georgia Tech alumni, but that's not a requirement.
The club, which has about 11,000 members, admits nearly everyone eligible who applies, and it offers steep discounts to lure young alumni and for a time suspended the requirement that applicants submit letters of recommendation.
Admissions directors are quick to point out that they routinely ease academic requirements for other groups, like talented musicians or artists, children of alumni and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Alternatively, alumni who did not acquire the necessary competencies during residency program may have self-trained to achieve the requirements of their clinical duties.
MIT implemented the Communication Requirement in 2000 in response to alumni feedback.
Despite these assurances, and after months of advocacy, which included our Birth Control Access Petition signed by hundreds of students and alumni, the Irvine Student Health Center only removed the pelvic exam requirement for obtaining birth control refills.
And it can salt the private sector with government alumni who have come to expect compliance with government requirements.
Regrettably, many of the most selective schools either have eliminated the interview requirement or have farmed it out to alumni.
