<p>Opensecret wrote:
“When you apply to Harvard, you’re buying a lottery ticket where you have 6 chances in 100 of getting the prize.”</p>
<p>I don’t really think this is true. It’s not an unweighted/random/unbiased lottery. If your scores and grades are not great, you still have 0 chances. If you are a legacy, you have greater chances. No?</p>