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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it an easier admit than Harvard? [/quote]
Let’s put it this way.

Top student from UK, often 30% chance, depending on field

Top US student (unhooked) at Harvard? I’d give it 2%.

Oxbridge for an American student is lower, but way higher than 2%![/quote]

This is misleading - to even apply to Oxbridge there are mins like: 1400 SAT or 4 AP classes with a 5. Depending on the major some mins can be in the 1500s SAT. And you can only choose one to apply - Oxford or Cambridge. If you are hitting the mins for Oxbridge you are in range for Harvard. Oxbridge just filters people out first so the top 2-3% can only apply. Harvard wants the low acceptance rate numbers like all other US schools.

Common App makes it easy for anyone to apply to the Ivy even if you have a 1000 SAT - why not take the 2% lottery ticket?

Oxbridge interviews are by the professors and don't care if you played a sport or were part of the Yearbook club.  Harvard will take into account life stories especially those that traumatized you which you eventually overcame.
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Said “top student” in US, unhooked. Nothing misleading about it.

The vast majority of American Harvard applicants with “only” a 1400+ and four AP 5s have a zero, yes, 0% chance of Harvard admission.

You are apparently unfamiliar with the tons of supplemental essays required by most schools, including Harvard, in addition to common app essays.[/quote]

Stop making up numbers; https://college.harvard.edu/resources/faq/do-i-need-minimum-required-sat-or-act-score

Harvard doesn't publish info on applicants who got rejected. That is anecdotal evidence that people post on this forum or provide the source.[/quote]

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