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Before I retired, I remember the the admission  statistics on Harvard application success is 10:1. However, the latest statistics just published in Harvard Magazine has become almost 20:1 http://harvardmagazine.com/2017/03/harvard-admissions-class-of-2021-5-2-percent?utm_source=Harvard+Magazine+eNews&utm_campaign=32f09bf26d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d59fecc95b-32f09bf26d-85101929

Inthe same issue there is also a look-back story about what kind of application  essay helps the applicant to win admission. One example of winning essay is about  an American applicant who spend one year in a Chinese school in Beijing.  Most interesting to read. http://harvardmagazine.com/2017/03/harvard-admissions-essays?utm_source=Harvard+Magazine+eNews&utm_campaign=32f09bf26d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d59fecc95b-32f09bf26d-85101929