Why did Harvard reject my school's valedictorian?

 Why did Harvard reject my school's valedictorian? He had a 4.99 GPA (no grade less than a 99), 1600 SAT, 36.0 ACT, 800's on 6 SAT 2's, 5's on 25 AP exams, national rankings in piano, 3,000+ volunteer hours, and a research internship at a lab.

Why did Harvard reject my school's valedictorian? He had a 4.99 GPA (no grade less than a 99), 1600 SAT, 36.0 ACT, 800's on 6 SAT 2's, 5's on 25 AP exams, national rankings in piano, 3,000+ volunteer hours, and a research internship at a lab.

Several answers pointed this out already, but the probability of this student's existence is zero.

This student is supposed to accomplish all of the following in a limited amount of time:

 1. Get a perfect SAT score; there are only a handful of students who achieve that per year. Achieving this takes several hours of study per day, and likely will involve an extra class outside of school.

 2. Get a perfect ACT score; there are only a handful of students who accomplish that as well. Same things apply for the ACT that applies to the SAT, although it is feasible to use the same classes to prepare for both exams.

Furthermore, a massive red flag is that any student knows that if you ace the SAT or ACT, taking the other is a waste of time unless it is for third party scholarship considerations.

 3. Prepare and ace for what amounts to six AP classes per year. Most students maybe get one or two a year. Most colleges will only care about AP exams relevant to the major.

 4. Score perfect 800s on 6 SAT II exams. Most colleges only want scores related to the major.

 5. Get national attention for piano work. This takes hours of practice per day to obtain proficiency and does not include actual live musical performances.

 6. Intern as a research assistant at a lab, which requires the proficiency of an entirely different skillset from piano playing, and also requires hours of work per day. Also, it’s useless if a relative works at the lab.

 7. Volunteer for what amounts to over two hours per day for four years, with all of the above mentioned.

If this student existed, he or she would have to prove all of the above. When the student inevitably fails, the school will promptly reject them for exaggerating their accomplishments.

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One more note. If this student existed, it is known that Ivy League schools interview most of their candidates. If said student somehow managed to do all of the above, and did horribly in the interviews, it’s likely that the student would be rejected anyway.