Gauging Harvard EA (2017)

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<p>How is the Early Action gonna turn out this year?</p>

<p>This will be the second year since Harvard has reinstated the EA program. How was it last year? Was it necessarily "easier" to get into Harvard through early? Will that trend - or lack thereof = continue this year?</p>

<p>I've heard many stories that Harvard specially reserves certain spots in the freshman class for legacies, athletes, etc. I've also heard that this "reservation" process is more pronounced during the EA cycle; in short, the ~12-15% EA acceptance rate is in fact a lie because at least a fifth of those accepted were special cases.</p>

<p>Is this true? On a separate note, does the Admissions Office evaluate EA applicants differently than RD applicants? Do they still vote in Committee after approval from a subcommittee?</p>

<p>Feel free to add your thoughts.</p>

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<p>Before asking a question like this one, you need to do some reading to find out what occurred last year:
[Harvard</a> College reports 4,245 early-action applicants for class of 2016 | Harvard Magazine](<a href=“http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/11/harvard-college-4245-early-action-applicants]Harvard”>http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/11/harvard-college-4245-early-action-applicants)
[Harvard</a> College early action admits 772 for class of 2016 | Harvard Magazine](<a href=“http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/12/harvard-college-early-action-admits-772-for-class-of-2016]Harvard”>http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/12/harvard-college-early-action-admits-772-for-class-of-2016)
[Early</a> Decision Tougher Than Ever - Forbes](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecohen/2011/12/29/early-decision-tougher-than-ever/]Early”>Early Decision Tougher Than Ever)
<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/2012-early-admission/[/url]”>http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/2012-early-admission/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/02/applying-early-decision-to-college-best-admission-strategy-there-is.html[/url]”>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/02/applying-early-decision-to-college-best-admission-strategy-there-is.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Before Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League, Some Math - The New York Times”>Before Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League, Some Math - The New York Times;