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Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam Resurfaces
Original: Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam [pdf]
A scanned copy of Harvard's 1869 entrance exam is circulating online, showing what prospective students were once tested on: Greek and Latin translation, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and geography. Readers are struck by how demanding the classical requirements were compared with modern admissions, and by how few subjects today's applicants would be expected to know. It has sparked discussion about how education standards and college admissions have changed over 150 years.
Why now: People enjoy comparing historical academic standards with today's admissions process
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- Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam [pdf] · haunter · 6
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