<p>I doubt the Harvard list was PSAT-based, precisely for that reason. But I’m not surprised that there are plenty of kids who don’t show up on Harvard’s mailing list. What surprises me is that so high a percentage of the kids Harvard ultimately admits don’t show up on Harvard’s mailing list, which as people note time and time again here is a VERY broad list.</p>
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<p>So if a state has a public magnet school, does that mean everybody in the state is born on third base?</p>
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<p>Naw, you just happen to have iron-rich blood and the magnet school pulled you to third base. ;)</p>