Obscene Facebook chats reportedly got 10 Harvard students’ admissions revoked

By Abby Jackson

The joy of a Harvard University acceptance came crashing down for at least 10 prospective members of the Class of 2021, The Harvard Crimson reported.

The school rescinded acceptances to the students after administrators found public Facebook posts that were sexually explicit or made racial groups the target of jokes.

While rare, rescinded college acceptances happen every year for a few distinct reasons.

While a Harvard representative told Business Insider that the university did not “comment publicly on the admissions status of individual applicants,” the posts likely called into question the students’ moral character.

The university said as much in the description of the Harvard Class of 2021 Facebook page, where the students left the offensive posts.

“As a reminder, Harvard College reserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission under various conditions including if an admitted student engages in behaviour that brings into question his or her honesty, maturity, or moral character,” the description read.