<p>Harvard students demonstrate a track record of pursuing the most prestigious professional schools and graduate fellowships by choosing to attend Harvard in the first place. I’m not surprised that Harvard has many more applicants to these programs than Princeton. What would surprise me is if Harvard applicants were successful at a significantly higher rate than Princeton applicants. Take a look at average LSAT/MCAT scores of Harvard and Princeton applicants, and I bet you won’t see any major differences. </p>
<p>P.S. Princeton doubled up Harvard in combined Goldwater, Luce, Hertz, Truman, Churchill, and Gates scholars in 2012.</p>