1,000 Pre-Frosh Visiting for Visitas

Harvard will open its gates to about 1,000 prospective students this weekend under the heading of a new unofficial name: Visitas.  The new moniker for the program is one of several changes to the annual weekend geared toward introducing admitted students to life at Harvard.  The Undergraduate Admissions Council solicited suggestions in the fall for a new, more Harvard-specific name, said UAC Co-Chair Kevin X. Liu ’11.