<p>It has no bearing on admissions. If there exists any statistic that says HBP winners get in more frequently than non-HBP winners (and I don’t know if there is one), it’s probably because the most qualified kids in a high school win the award and thus this pool doesn’t include applicants to Harvard that would have no/low chances, as the normal applicant pool does. In other words, the HBP doesn’t boost your chances but rather it usually just signifies that you’re more qualified than many of your classmates in your own school/area.</p>
<p>Of course every school selects it differently so it could be that it doesn’t even speak to your position among your classmates…</p>