<p>^ Nice analysis, except your Math is wrong. You’re assuming that all Harvard-Stanford cross-admits only went to Harvard or Stanford, which is blantantly untrue since many would go for scholarships at state schools or other well regarded schools. </p>
<p>You’ve only proven that H’s minumum winning % against S is 53 and S’s maximum winning % against H is 47.</p>
<p>No, S is maximum but H is exact as it is 212/397.
How come your location is Yale 15? You are taking one year off?</p>
<p>He could be a recruited athlete too</p>
<p>H has 212; unless S takes all remaining 185 H-S cross admits, H will win more than 53% of the H-S battle (i.e. H’s absolute no is fixed, but the winning percentage varies based on S’s showing.)</p>
<p>P.S. My country had conscription so I deferred 2 years.</p>
<p>I imagine that eliminating EA has hurt Harvard’s athletic recruiting. No matter what anyone says, a “Likely” Letter is not the same as an official offer of admission.</p>
<p>Here are the latest quotes from Harvard’s Admissions to the NYTimes:</p>
<p>In an e-mail to The Choice, William R. Fitzsimmons, the dean of admission at Harvard, said, “When we eliminated early admission, we promised a comprehensive review of that decision at the end of three years — thus the study which has been ongoing for a few months.”</p>
<p>In a separate e-mail, a Harvard spokesman, Jeff Neal, added:</p>
<p>We have been very pleased with our admissions program since eliminating early action three years ago. Since moving to a single admissions cycle, Harvard has been able to recruit more intensively across a broader spectrum of high schools, and prospective Harvard students have been encouraged to take more time to consider their college options and to avoid making a premature decision about their final college choice.</p>
<p>During this period, we have received record numbers of applications each year and welcomed entering classes of increasing excellence and economic diversity.</p>
<p>As with any aspect of our admissions and financial aid programs, we continue to evaluate the elimination of early admission on a regular basis to ensure that it serves well both our students and the mission of Harvard College.</p>