<p>Is the general consensus that Harvard targets likely letters toward URM’s and athletic recruits?</p>
<p>Dreams- Thank you. =)</p>
<p>Jgedwards- Thanks! I hope to see you around and maybe meet you at accepted students weekend! =) </p>
<p>Harvardgirl- Congratulations!</p>
<p>Ivyhopeful15- This year Harvard sent 300 letters. 200 went to athletic recruits and 100 went to other applicants. From what I can find, It seems that this is about how the numbers play out every year. There are more likelies sent now then there were during the years when Harvard had Early Action. I would expect that as Harvard returns to Early Action next year, there will be less likelies.
At any rate, 2/3 of likelies are athletes. I can’t find any ethnic breakdown, but I have heard people saying that. Nevertheless, when you look at outstanding applicants like Jgedwards, it’s obvious that he was not sent a likely because he is an URM, but because he has an incredibly strong profile. Regardless, it’s definitely possible to get a likely without being an athletic recruit or URM; I’m neither.</p>
<p>This is the first 2300 I’ve seen from a URM after more than 2.5 years of browsing this forum. Congrats!</p>
<p>^Maybe you should browse this forum more.</p>
<p>Thanks aleader, I hope to see you too! And cornetking222, thanks! I try my best, but I really don’t feel like I’m that strong of a student compared to others on cc, so I really appreciate the recognition. :-)</p>
<p>^^^Really? I’ve seen a lot with 2300+</p>
<p>^^^^ Talk about a backhanded compliment…</p>
<p>I, as an URM, take some offense to that.</p>
<p>It’s a fact that many URMs are admitted with lower than average scores; no need to be offended by that.</p>
<p>It’s also a fact that many non-URMs are admitted with lower than average scores.</p>
<p>Admits with lower than average scores constitute a much smaller percentage in the group of non-URMs than in that of URMs.</p>
<p>i just happened upon this thread… congrats to all of the people who received likely letters!</p>
<p>instead of starting trouble, a simple “congrats” would do… or you could just not post at all.</p>
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<p>That doesn’t justify blatantly denigrating URM students by stating that one has never seen an URM with above a 2300 before.</p>
<p>Yeah, I really think that this thread is going off-topic. There’s no need to be offended. This is meant to celebrate those who were blessed enough to get a likely letter. Anyone who is aware of Ivy League admissions knows that the committee is trying to build the most diverse and successful class when they select who is admitted and who isn’t. As it is, scores aren’t a perfect indicator of success in life or even in college. It is these indescribable things that make students at these schools so successful. Harvard has been at or near the top of the rankings every year, so clearly they know what they are doing. So please, use this thread to build people up and inform those who are curious about stats rather than turn it into an argument about affirmative action.</p>
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<p>If you can conclusively prove that, I will bite off my left ear.</p>
<p>congrats to all who got likely letters… everyone else complaining about affirmative action should take their discussion elsewhere</p>
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<p>Mentos - So is that smaller percentage actually very large/ small/ non-existent?</p>
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<p>Well, if the poster HASN’T seen a URM with a 2300–what’s the problem with stating that?</p>
<p>After all, it’s a fact that blakcs and Hispanics do worse on the SATs than white kids, who do worse than Asians. What’s wrong with congratulating a URM who did very well?</p>
<p>It’s ignorance, just say congrats.
(take your discussion elsewhere)</p>
<p>But congrats again to all the likelys!</p>
<p>I’m a URM and I see nothing wrong with that. A simple congrats is fine!</p>