<p>^ I’m pretty sure that is made up, as on Harvard’s website it states that of the class admitted each year, about 30ish-40ish % were valedictorians. Clearly Harvard doesn’t just look at gpas, class rank, and test scores. Like I said somewhere else, that is merely half the battle. After they decide if you are academically qualified for Harvard academics (near their average GPA and SAT/ACT score) they look for specific reasons to admit you. They look for leadership, passion in ECs, initiative, etc. All that crap that colleges like to see. I visited over spring break, and that’s what the admissions officer said.</p>
<p>Edit: Ok scratch what I said about the 30-40%, I couldn’t find any information on that but I still doubt it is anywhere near 70% as that is only one thing harvard looks for in applicants. I did however find this:</p>
<p>"Academically, this year’s applicant pool remained similar to the previous year’s. 56 percent of the pool scored 1400 or higher on SATs; almost 2,150 scored a perfect 800 on their SAT verbal test; more than 3,200 scored an 800 on the SAT math; and nearly 3,200 were valedictorians of their high school classes. </p>
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