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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]can public school kids get into a school like that?  [/quote]
In 2019 the Harvard Crimson reported that 63% of students came from public schools so apparently, yes public school kids can get in.  [/quote]

There are 24,000 public high schools in the US. There are roughly 1900 spots available at Harvard. Nearly half of admits come from private school applicants - and it's a small pool of private schools. So maybe 1000 spots are available at Harvard for public school students. Now throw in all the hooks - athletes, first generation, low income, legacy and so on. Then be mindful that Harvard strives for 50/50 gender balance.

The odds of a random unhooked smart girl from a random public high school in anywhere, America getting into Harvard are astronomically small. She will need an extraordinarily impressive EC in addition to the academics - 4.0 UW, 1550+ - to even have the application read. And it will still likely be a no.

Harvard is not a meritocracy. I would gently broaden her horizons and explain that the US is blessed with lots of great universities besides Harvard. Because otherwise she's going to have her heart broken. [/quote]

Here are you again - subtracting categories but not taking into account their overlap and the fact that you are removing competition, too.

You take away all the private school spots, and they you say there are 1000 for public school kids, fine. But then you keep subtracting athletes, legacies etc [i]as if none of them go to a private school[/i]. Sure, take away 1/2 spot for males, but then, you are only competing with women. So you are basically taking away all those IMO gold medal winners etc.

Not saying it's easy or anything, but you keep posting this calculation and you constantly make the same mistake. [/quote]

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