<p>Playing the “low expectations game”, eh? Rapelye is too, to a certain extent. </p>
<p>The thing to remember is, Harvard only has 1,650 seats, and they aren’t planning to increase that number anytime soon. The overlap group may grow a bit, but there are practical limitations. </p>
<p>Many of the people Princeton could count on in the ED pool - including recruited athletes (17% of the class) and the legacies (14% of the class) - will still be applying and will be reliable, high-yield matriculants.</p>