Hypothetical Harvard applicant

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So everybody is saying that a combo of really high SAT/ACT scores and national awards/honors will get you into Harvard. </p>

<p>Therefore one with 2400 SAT / 36 ACT / ISEF nat'l winner / RSI / TASP / SWC top 10 etc... would get in.</p>

<p>And one with 2000 SAT/ 25 ACT / random stuff would not get in. </p>

<p>What about someone in between these two extremes? Say like 2150 SAT / 32 ACT / some random research here and there / state-wide awards etc...</p>

<p>Would these kids be the ones that end up on waiting lists because it's so hard to decide if they should be admitted? Or would they be likely to get rejected b/c of the prestige of Harvard? About what percentage of these "average" applicants get into Harvard (EA or RD).</p>

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<p>Most of the people who get into Harvard are not men, but machines. I'm not trying to bash those who were accepted to the nation's finest institution or anything; I'm just saying that it takes a lot of work and very little play.</p>

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<p>Therefore one with 2400 SAT / 36 ACT / ISEF nat'l winner / RSI / TASP / SWC top 10 etc... would get in.</p>

<p>no, not necessarily. probably, but not always true. ivies are weird when it comes to admissions. no one can pinpoint the inner workings.</p>

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<p>No, I think it's fair to say that person would get in.</p>

<p>But NOBODY has all of those elements...so nobody is really a lock.</p>

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<p>Your 2000 candidate would be highly unlikely to get in unless an athlete or urm.</p>

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Most of the people who get into Harvard are not men, but machines. I'm not trying to bash those who were accepted to the nation's finest institution or anything; I'm just saying that it takes a lot of work and very little play.

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Bitter or something? In case you didn't know, it's common for people to be rejected despite stellar stats because they are "machines."</p>