<p>In all of your statements of the supremacy of Harvard over Yale and Princeton you mention cross admit data where cross admits overwhlmingly choose Harvard. Yet, I dont remember any authoritative information being posted to that account.</p>
<p>If you are unwilling to accept my word as "authoritative" then you will have to settle for various oblique references, for which I could supply links, I suppose, as I have over the years. </p>
<p>Understand, that for most schools this is ultra-important but ultra-sensitive information, and they never post detailed numbers even though they have them. (This is particularly true if the numbers are not flattering.)</p>
<p>Byerly, lets be serious.... you are no woodward</p>
<p>that being said I find that you are particularly adept at finding information</p>
<p>I think that stuff about the schools not wanting to release the cross admit is correct though you shouldnt necessarily assume its harvard. you frequently say its 80% but have no data to back up such a claim</p>
<p>dont get me wrong, I would be delighted to be accepted to Harvard but I will still critically examine it.....</p>
<p>I have plenty of "data" to back up the claim, since I have seen the exact numbers. What info I can provide you is another matter. As I say, there are numerous references to "4 out of 5" etc in the Harvard Crimson, quoting Harvard officials, on athletic sites, on the Yale Daily News and Yale Herald sites, etc.</p>
<p>The bottom line is this rule of thumb: over the last 15 years or so for which data is available, Harvard takes 3 out of 4 or more of common admits from its leading "rivals" - SPYM - as a group with annual variations, of course, from one school to another. </p>
<p>Generally speaking, competition is greatest with MIT - with whom it is presumably competing for top math and science students, and second-toughest with Stanford - which similarly attracts strong science students and also has the advantage of geography in many cases.</p>