<p>dufus3709 -
if anonymous is in a Harvard feeder school, and his GC says he's a match, he probably is. But, stuff happens, and a match is not the same thing as an admit. If the school sends poor batch to Harvard one year, prospects may not be quite so rosy next, and more of the crapshoot that it is for most people. With more and more people are applying to the elites, it pays to hedge your best.</p>