<p>No, I don’t want to know if Harvard has a school quota because I already know they don’t. I already know how the whole admissions process for Harvard goes, from one regional admissions officer to the next.</p>
<p>No, what I want to know is how Harvard (as well as other colleges we applied to, such as Stanford and MIT) will assess the two of us in regards to if we took full advantage of the educational opportunities presented to us. I’ll be the first to admit that, class schedule-wise, as shown in one instance with the extremely accelerated math track he took, my friend has a slight edge over me. Indeed, not including the APs I self-studied and factoring solely the classes taken on school grounds, he beat me out on this matter. And the only reason why he isn’t rank one and I am is because, upon this AP-loaded course schedule that is somewhat slightly stronger than mine, he has an extra non-weighted elective course. I want to know to what extent this slight edge he has over me will hurt me and help him, but nonetheless also considering our degree of involvement and success in with extracurriculars, awards/honors, etc. and if these facets essentially render the disparity in our course rigor meaningless.</p>