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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Harvard really cared they’d focus more on academic strength in admissions instead of recruiting fencers and kids who started their own non-profits. Also I hate how they always imply that the lowered standards are from the poor kids and [b]not wealthy athletes who are likely very bright but do have lower average scores. 
But I don’t think Harvard cares - I think they like it just the way it is.[/b] If they wanted to change this they could force a grading curve with one memo.

Harvard doesn't care, they have never cared because they have never been about peak academics at the undergraduate level. People on this thread are constantly tryin g to make them into something that they have no interest in being. They have always been about a high academic baseline plus other characteristics.[/quote]

Completely false.  What an idiot.[/quote]

Are you high or just stupid?

They come right out and say it. They decline a majority of top SAT scores, they openly state that they could fill their classes multiple times over with zero impact on the quality of their class. The SFFA lawsuit broke down how their rubric works. A perfect SAT score gets you a '2', but a 1520 or so along with a high GPA and rigor will also get you a '2' and then they move on. Getting a '1' is truly amazing but it still means about a 66% chance that you get in. They have a baseline that they desire but beyond the baseline they move to other factors.

A kid needs 3 scores of '2' to have a better than 50% chance of getting in. Peak academics gets you one.

What more do you need to hear before you get it?[/quote]

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