<p>i was responding to this statement: "a white person would have (essentially) no chance of acceptance with those scores. As for what SAT scores are possible if you are white (non-athlete non-legacy), if your average isn't at least over 700, you're chances of getting in are getting very close to zero."</p>
<p>i'm not saying the standards aren't lower for minorities, but that it's not "nearly impossible" to get in with sub-700 scores if you are white/asian. these people are not recruited athletes, had no amazing hooks, and were not legacies. maybe it's because we're a feeder school, but there were many other students at my school with much higher scores that Harvard could have taken instead. these were just great kids in whom Harvard sees great potential. i don't want students to give up hope just because they have sub-700 scores, or a sub-4.0 GPA, and they happen to be white or asian. sorry to interrupt your little debate; feel free to continue.</p>