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Julius DiLorenzo is an experienced admissions professional and recent graduate of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (HGSE). His research interests focus on increasing equity in the admissions process with particular attention to how school counselors and admissions officers are trained to produce and interpret application material. Outside of research, DiLorenzo serves as a first-year advisor to new undergraduates at Harvard College. He earned his B.A. in politics from Occidental College and his Ed.M. in education policy and analysis from HGSE.

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