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Harvard University, breaking with a major trend in college admissions, will

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问题     Harvard University, breaking with a major trend in college admissions, will eliminate its early admissions program next year, with university officials arguing that such programs put low-income and minority applicants at a distinct disadvantage in the competition to get into selective universities.
    For three decades Harvard has offered a particular form of early admissions, in which students who are accepted early still have the freedom to go elsewhere. Various forms of early admissions are offered by hundreds of colleges and universities, with many requiring applicants to commit upfront (预先) to attending the university if offered early admission.
    The popularity of the procedure grew significantly in the 1990’s, as colleges tried to increase their competitive advantage by locking in strong candidates early. But at Harvard and many other universities officials have grown concerned that early admissions present a major obstacle to low-income and working-class students. Such students have also been hurt by steep tuition increases and competition with students from wealthy families who pour thousands of dollars into college consultants and tutoring.
    Under binding early admission programs, students have to commit to a college long before they know how much aid they will be offered; whereas students who apply for admission in the regular cycle are able to compare financial-aid offerings from various colleges before making up their minds in April. Under Harvard’s early admissions program, students do not have to decide until May 1 whether to accept an admission offer. Even so, many potential applicants did not understand the distinction between Harvard’s program and those that require an upfront commitment and were discouraged from applying.
    Under Lawrence H. Summers, the Harvard president who left office in June, the university took a number of steps to make itself more accessible to poor and working-class students. The idea of abandoning early admission was developed after Derek Bok became interim president. Early admission will remain in effect in the current academic year, which is already under way. [br] If a student is admitted under a binding early admission program, he will not be able to ______before making decision.
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答案 compare financial-aid offerings
解析 根据under a binding early admission program将本题出处定位到第四段首句。分号前是说学生在“捆绑式”提前录取的条件下，在知晓高校能提供的补助数额前就得对该大学做出承诺。分号后用whereas进行转折，说明在正常的录取即非“捆绑式”提前录取的条件下，学生却可以先对各高校提供的补助进行比较再做决定。由此可知，在“捆绑式”提前录取条件下的学生无法像正常录取的学生那样比较各学校的补助，故答案为compare financial-aid offerings。
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