Is it wise to apply for harvard with average profile?

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It maybe unwise to apply to Harvard University when one has an average rating or average scores. Year after year, Harvard remains among the most selective institutions in the world with acceptance rate to the university hovering at 4.3 % . The scores of 50 percent of admitted students are above 4.17

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