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[quote=Anonymous]This could be wrong, but I'm guessing that someone who would ask this question is probably not as familiar with selective college admissions than most DCUM. Perhaps he or she did not attend college, or didn't attend a selective college, or didn't attend a US college. He or she also might dismiss Harvard as too expensive, now knowing that they provide large amounts of financial aid, so that for students from low-income families, Harvard (or similar schools) often turn out to be less expensive than your state school.

Some of Harvard's outreach targets those students. So to the original poster: Look into it. Ask the college counselors at your school, but also don't necessarily depend on them. If your school doesn't send kids to Harvard, the counselors might not know that it's an option.

See: 'No Point in Applying': Why Poor Students Are Missing at Top Colleges
High-achieving low-income students too often don't know that they have a good chance of getting into--and affording--an elite school.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/09/no-point-in-applying-why-poor-students-are-missing-at-top-colleges/279699/ [/quote]

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