Harvard admits First Daughter to class of 2001

Chelsea Clinton has until May 1 to decide whether to accept the non-binding early action offer. Chelsea Clinton was accepted into Harvard University's class of 2001 under the school's non-binding early action program. A Harvard spokesperson confirmed that Clinton was one of the 985 students admitted from a pool of almost 4,000 early action candidates. "She got in here completely on her own," he said. "This is a kid who did not have to play the daddy card." He added that there is no guarantee the First Daughter will choose to attend the Cambridge, Mass., university. Unlike students accepted under binding early decision programs, those accepted early action are free to apply to other colleges and have until May 1 to decide where to matriculate. Clinton took a tour of East Coast colleges with her mother in August, visiting Amherst, Brown, Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Wellesley -- where the First Lady gave the commencement address at her graduation in 1969. Like most aspects of her life, the White House is not publicizing the First Daughter's college plans. White House officials would neither confirm nor deny that she was accepted to Harvard. A private meeting with Princeton American Studies Professor Sean Weitz when Clinton visited the university last summer led to speculation that Princeton was among her top college choices. Another factor that would seem to favor Princeton is its proximity to Washington.