Who Would You Accept?

huehuehue32
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:17:21 +0000

I think colleges would be more likely to take the first one if all unstated were equal ( ESSAYS, URM, legacy, domestic). That said you’re creating a highly artificial and unrealistic scenario. Comparing two applicants side by side creates a situation in which you’re basically looking at how one manages to beat the other. At Harvard and other selective colleges, there are so many people with these kinds of application that the selection process is more about having something unique to bring to the school. So it’s not about beating out one other person but rather standing out among twenty (or so) people, many of which have stats and ECs in the ballpark of these applicants.

Really, it’s a worthless exercise and don’t go bragging to your friend “ha, some kid on the internet thought my chances of getting in were better 11!” Honestly, the odds suggest that both applicants would be rejected.