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Why elite colleges should use a lottery to admit students

  • Written by Natasha Warikoo, Associate Professor of Education, Harvard University
Could a random admissions process help spare universities from legal trouble and save time and money?Adam Alagna/www.shutterstock.com

If the Harvard admissions trial teaches us anything, it should be that there are more brilliant and accomplished young people in the United States eager for a top-notch education than there are seats to accommodate...

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