<li>TASP(80-90)</li>
<li>RSI(70-80)</li>
<li>Math Olympiad Internationals(4-6)</li>
<li>Chem Olympiad Internationals(4-6)</li>
<li>Physics Olympiad Internationals(4-6)</li>
<li>Bio Olympiad Internationals(4-6)</li>
<li>Computer Programming Olympiad Internationals(4-6)</li>
<li>Legacies(~100)</li>
<li>Recruited Athletes(~50-60)</li>
<li>Ayn Rand Essay Contest National Winners(3-5)</li>
<li>SIEMENS national champs(8 ind. and like 10 in teams)</li>
<li>INTEL: too late for admissions and not really a factor</li>
<li>Accepted EA: 750-800 people</li>
</ol>
<p>I know the discussions of this stuff were going on in other threads so I just thought that I would compile this data(some of it might be a little off though). Nevertheless, if you are a a completely unhooked White/Asian applicant you have approximately a 2% shot of getting into Harvard IN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO if EVERYONE above gets in and Harvard receives the expected 20,000 RD apps this year.</p>
<p>Although I am not from the States, I cannot possibly believe that if you make it to the International Math Olympiads your chances don't rise significantly.</p>
<p>Every COUNTRY is allowed to send six students per year and competition for these spots is more that fierce all over the world. Even in relatively small countries like Hungary one has to go through 4-5 stages before making it on the national team.</p>
<p>Furthermore, making it that far requires a whole lot of talent and you can't make that up by being ambitious and perseverant (which definately applies to RSI)</p>
<p>Past participants at the international level include Fields Medal winners and renowned professors all over the world, including Harvard.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I would bet my car that Harvard gives Math Olympiad Intels at least as much consideration as RSI participants.</p>
<p>Hmmm, Intel semis/finals were announced before most reviews even began, they probably factored in. Anyway, what are we looking at, here? People from all of these categories who applied to H?</p>
<p>Whatever happened to the poets, the actors, the community and political activists, the artists, and the musicians? Can I assume that Harvard has no interest in those applications, with the exception of the small dogbone thrown out to TASP? Oh, yes, I forgot....most of the humanties and social science people must be the 2% throw-ins!</p>
<p>If this is how Harvard puts its class together, the student body would be top-heavy in math and science and frankly boring as heck. Interestingly, the pattern of SCEA admits was not as clear cut as the list you've given us. </p>
<p>Just an aside but the Ayn Rand Essay is hardly a serious indicator of writing or thinking ability. </p>
<p>Incidentially, that's what I love about humanities people: they totally defy classification.</p>
<p>I think it needs to be recognized that many RSIers are also Siemens people and possibly legacies etc... So the flaw in this view is that you are considering each category as an independent body of persons when, in truth, some of the categories overlap </p>
<p>For example: You cannot conclude that if x number of RSI kids get in and y number of Siemens Winners get in, then there are (x+y) less spots left for non-RSI-Siemens kids. This statement would only be true if the set of x students and the set of y students do not share any students and that is usually not the case </p>
<p>It should also be recognized, while we're picking this post apart, that there are only 6 Siemens individual national finalists, so it will be very hard for Harvard to take 8 of them :p Can someone please explain to me, however, exactly what these stats are in the first place?</p>
<p>Ayn Rand has a nice poetic flair, especially for someone who learned English later in life. The people who win the scholarship founded in her name, however, are generally dodo birds.</p>
<p>I highly doubt Harvard is made entirely of drab scholars. I also doubt they admit the same number of these award winners each year. Peace out.</p>
<p>That's so funny... I was seriously going to enter the Ayn Rand essay contest but thought it too minor to matter... well, that and the fact that I absolutely could not write an essay. Next year!</p>