Wonder if the Boston Globe will follow up on the Princeton Review listing of Harvard College (as 4th most difficult to gain admission to). The comment from the website:
. Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Unsurprisingly, getting into Harvard takes grit and more than a smattering of self-discipline. Don't think anyone caters to your needs alone at Harvard: "There's no handholding. You'd better be an independent, self-motivated type." Others agree that the administration "is distant and inattentive to students' needs. They can replace you, and don't think they don't know that."

WHile maybe deserved, that is not the kind of review that makes Harvard appeal to undergrads.