Hypothesis: you're not going to Harvard unless you 95%+ knew the outcome before you even applied.

Those who likely know:

  • Recruited athlete
  • Child of major donor
  • Child or public figure
  • Child of faculty/staff
  • Conducted and published *real* independent research in a high-impact journal
  • Nationally accomplished artist, author, etc.
  • And a few other categories not coming to mind right now.

Do you agree or disagree? Why?