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<p>It’s more than facbrats, legacies, and athletes. Harvard has been quite explicit over the years about the boost they give to local kids: </p>
<p>[5</a> questions for Harvard’s admissions dean - The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/02/24/5_questions_for_harvards_admissions_dean/?page=2]5”>http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/02/24/5_questions_for_harvards_admissions_dean/?page=2)</p>
<p>Dean Fitzsimmons:</p>
<p>“First and foremost, Harvard will always be a Massachusetts and New England institution. We work extremely hard on our recruiting and outreach in Massachusetts and New England because we feel it is vital for Harvard to play an important role in educating the future leaders from the place that has done so much to shape its mission. We have always had a policy of admitting a Boston or Cambridge student over others when the credentials are approximately equal.”</p>