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<li><p>Harvard has the greatest prestige, it is widely accepted as the top university in the world. Whatever country you go to, everyone will recognize Harvard.</p></li>
<li><p>Harvard has the highest yield of all typical US colleges/universities (I say typical so that nobody argues with me about Deep Springs, Julliard, or something similar) – this is probably because of it’s reputation, but it essentially means that almost nobody accepted to Harvard will turn them down.</p></li>
<li><p>Harvard has the lowest acceptance rate among typical US colleges/universities @ approximately 7%.</p></li>
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<p>That’s why it’s always hailed as #1, and rightfully so. However, I do agree that Harvard is definitely not for everyone, and that people who don’t genuinely like the school should not attend just because of its reputation.</p>