Ask anyone who graduated from Harvard (undergrad), HBS, HLS, etc. about the Harvard Extension School and you'll get the eye-roll I'm talking about. I think in c

Ask anyone who graduated from Harvard (undergrad), HBS, HLS, etc. about the Harvard Extension School and you'll get the eye-roll I'm talking about. I think in cases like this it's less because of the adult part but more because of the payola part -- anyone can sign up for HES classes provided they pay. So it's like the regular Harvard admissions process, then. EDIT: Just a little joke. But I'm not sure there's much of a difference between someone attending an expensive "prep school or outstanding high school" and someone paying a lot of money to enter a top-tier university. Attending such schools isn't a guarantee of admission, but being from a rich background boosts your chances by unreasonable margins. http://posttrib.chicagotribune.com/news/24598924-418/high-schools-play-role-in-ivy-league-acceptance.html#.VItRrmTF-mE http://posttrib.chicagotribune.com/news/24598924-418/high-sc... There are clear advantages to attending a top–tiered high school, as can be seen from college admissions data. The Harvard Crimson recently reported that in Harvard’s Class of 2017, six per cent of admitted students came from only 10 high schools. Eleven percent of high schools with students admitted to Harvard sent 36 percent of students, while 74 percent of schools sent only one student. Clearly where you went to high school plays a major role in whether or not you are admitted to Harvard.