Harvard is quite possibly the strongest brand in the world of college admissions. It’s also a top-tier university that attracts students from around the globe. A Harvard degree doesn’t guarantee a successful career post-college, but the cultural fixation on the university makes it seem like it may — and it does give students a major leg up when they enter the workforce. Getting in is, unsurprisingly, difficult. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 was 4.2%, and they receive over 40,000 applicants annually. The number Harvard admissions is most obsessed with, though, is actually the yield, or the percentage of accepted students who commit to the university. For the Class of 2029, 83% of accepted students joined the class and 90% of international students.

First off, Harvard doesn’t call majors “majors.” Instead, they like the term “concentrations.” This is one really obvious example of how Harvard likes to differentiate themselves from the thousands of colleges and universities in the United States. They don’t really need to do much to sound different, though. Harvard is undeniably an iconic university with outstanding Ivy League pedigree. It’s also one of the hardest schools to gain admission to in the country. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 was only 4.2%.

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