Yet as they wait for a letter or email informing them of the university’s decision, they are probably unaware of a key factor influencing entrance to Harvard and other elites—luck. As I describe in my ...

Alan Zhao kicked four field goals, all of them from more than 30 yards out, and Jameson Wang threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as Cornell knocked No. 24 Dartmouth out a share of the Ivy ...