<p>That article is 1995!!!
Notes Harvard had a record 18k applicants.
Think.</p>
<p>As it is, too many kids think adcoms are going to second guess them, the way hs teachers sometimes do, give them the benefit of the doubt, curve the grade, whatever. If you are STEM and got mid-range S2 scores and the college does not ask for them, think hard before sending them.</p>