<p>It raises me another question. Does it increase the chanceif you apply the school using the application form they send you? Does it have higher admitted rate than those people who don't get the application form from Harvard?</p>
<p>^ Don't think about it like that. It's just an advertising scheme. Keep working hard</p>
<p>Thanks for the true story, tokenadult. I know many who have received these letters, and the vast majority were not admitted. Quite a few were motivated to apply, thinking they were somehow being recruited. </p>
<p>While flattering at first glance, the letters are part of a marketing plan to increase H's application numbers. This, in turn, ultimately increases the numbers of rejections, which increases the 'selectivity' percentage. Makes H look good, and makes people think H is the 'most' selective college. A tricky business . . .</p>