<p>Johnsmith1214: read this article from 5 years ago: [A</a> Great Year for Ivy League Schools, but Not So Good for Applicants to Them - New York Times](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/education/04colleges.html]A”>A Great Year for Ivy League Schools, but Not So Good for Applicants to Them - The New York Times)
The competition for Harvard, and other selective colleges, has only increased since then. To succeed in the college application process, you need be ranked #7 not #70 – and even then, it’s not a done-deal.</p>