People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 29, 2023.
Scott Eisen | Getty ImagesAnd just like that, Harvard University has regained its position as the ultimate "dream" school among college applicants.
The Princeton Review's 2024 College Hopes and Worries Survey polled nearly 8,000 college applicants between Jan. 15 and Feb. 20, just weeks after Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned amid allegations of plagiarism and controversy over her congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus.
Harvard saw fewer early applicantsThis year's early admissions cycle, in the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas, reflected some of the recent turmoil.
There were 7,921 early applicants to the Class of 2028, down from 9,553 last year, the Harvard Crimson reported.
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