The reality is that Harvard is very similar to a bunch of other schools, and if you got into Harvard, you weren’t special or spectacular. You just had good grades and something that helped you stand out in some way that Harvard happened to be looking for that year. (Or your last name was Wigglesworth and an admissions officer gave a speech like, “There has been a Wigglesworth at this university since 1636!” And everyone else in the meeting was like, “Okay! Okay! Let Wigglesworth in! As long as he doesn’t take a spot away from a hardworking celebrity’s fake-athletic daughter.”) The secret is:
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