<p>T26E4,</p>
<p>Here’s a quote from another thread from 2009:</p>
<p>“The opposite is true, at least for Harvard. They are open about the fact that they give some admissions preference to people from Cambridge [inflated admission rate from Rindge & Latin school down the street], Boston [inflated admission rate from Boston Latin school and other public schools in Boston], and New England, in that order. They specifically state that they view themselves very much as a New England institution in addition to being (first and foremost) a national university, and are interested in training leaders for the surrounding area as well as the nation.”</p>
<p><a href=“What High School Communities Does Harvard Favor? - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/715657-what-high-school-communities-does-harvard-favor.html</a></p>
<p>I can’t find it right now, but I’ve read more recently Dean Fitzsimmons say something similar, that there is a slight preference for local and Massachusetts students.</p>