Tsinghua vs Harvard, which is more difficult? With the bell ringing at the end of today's foreign language exam, this year's college entrance examination has also come to an end. The next step is to wait for the announcement and report to your favorite university. Among these candidates, those who can be admitted to Tsinghua in the future are often among the best in the local college entrance examination. In the United States, as the number one university in American journalism, Harvard University is famous for its long history, outstanding academic achievements and outstanding alumni.

Facing the reporter of Time magazine, American President Johnson said, "I don't think my diplomatic achievements will be praised, no matter how successful, because I didn't go to Harvard." So which is more difficult, Harvard or Tsinghua?

First of all, let's look at the difficulty for students from their respective countries to enter the first university in their respective countries. According to the data of the Ministry of Education and NCES, we first counted the number of college entrance examinations in China and the number of high school graduates in the United States over the years, as shown below. It can be seen that the number of college entrance examinations in China has been much higher than that of high school graduates in the United States, and it has grown rapidly in the past decade. 20 10 the number of college entrance examinations in China is about 2.75 times that in the United States. This year, the number of college entrance examinations in China is nearly three times that in the United States. We also counted the number of people admitted to Harvard and Tsinghua in the past five years, as shown in the following figure:

Although there are many college entrance examinations in China, there are many undergraduates admitted to Tsinghua. Judging from the data of the past five years, the number of students enrolled each year is around 3400; The undergraduate admission rate of Harvard University is relatively stable, excluding international students, and less than 2,000 international students are enrolled each year.

Number of undergraduate students enrolled in China ÷ Number of high school graduates in various countries = Admission rate In 2020, the admission notice of Harvard University has been issued, but China has not yet entered the admission stage. The year of 20 15-20 19 is chosen as the comparison of the admission rates of students in Tsinghua and Harvard. The results are as follows: From the admission rate, although the probability of Harvard University enrolling American students is higher than that of Tsinghua University enrolling China students, the gap is only about 0.0 13%. It is not easy for China students to get into Tsinghua, nor is it easy for American students to get into Harvard.

In recent five years, the national admission rate in Tsinghua University is less than 0.04%, and that in Harvard University is basically around 0.05%. In 20 19, among the 10,000 college entrance examination candidates in China, less than 4 were able to go to Tsinghua; Of every/kloc-0.000 American high school graduates, less than 5 can go to Harvard University. In addition, in China, the location of students has a great influence on the admission rate. Taking 20 19 as an example, the proportion of freshmen in the central and western provinces of Tsinghua University is about 26.3%, and the proportion of candidates in the provinces with comprehensive college entrance examination reform is about 7.2%. It's getting harder and harder for American high schools to go to Harvard. From 20 15 to 20 19, the overall admission rate of Harvard University declined from 0.050% in 2003 to 0.046%.

How many China students can get into Harvard? As a school at the top of the pyramid, Harvard University has a low admission rate for many years. In recent years, the admission rate of Harvard has been declining every year. In 20 19, the admission rate dropped to 4.5%, although the admission rate increased slightly this year, only 4.92%. This means that more than 40,000 people around the world apply for Harvard every year, and only about 2,000 people receive admission notices. Among the admitted students, international students account for about 10%, while the number of Chinese mainland students who receive the admission notice from Harvard University every year is usually single digits.

Take 2020 as an example. In the early application stage, only the previous students of the International Department of Changsha No.1 Middle School in Hunan Province received the admission notice from Harvard University. In the regular application stage, only six schools, including Beijing Middle School, Tianjin Nankai Middle School, Chengdu Shude Middle School International Department, Nanjing Foreign Language School, Hangzhou Foreign Language School and Suzhou Middle School, received the admission notice. It is difficult to get the admission notice from Harvard, and the students who get the admission notice from Harvard must be the best among their peers.

How many Americans can get into Harvard? When applying for American universities, standardized scores are often a very important content. The SAT and ACT exams are often called "American College Entrance Examination". The Wall Street Journal, a famous financial magazine, recently published a study. What will happen to college enrollment in the United States if only SAT is considered? The researchers selected the top 200 universities and ranked more than 2 million candidates who took the SAT in 20 12 years according to their test scores. It is found that if the same number of students are enrolled, their SAT scores will increase from 1250 to 1320.

However, such achievements have little impact on students who want to apply for Harvard University. Among the freshmen admitted to Harvard, 50% scored 740-800 in math, which means that 25% scored 800 out of 100. Among them, 50% students scored 720-780 points in reading grammar and writing, which means that 25% students scored more than 780 points in this subject. Generally speaking, among the middle 50% students, even though they scored the lowest in mathematics, reading grammar and writing at the same time, their scores still far exceeded 1400 and far exceeded the standard of 1320.

In fact, according to the statistics of the American College Board, among all the candidates who took the SAT, the students who scored 700-800 in mathematics were already at the top of the pyramid 10%. Students whose reading grammar and writing scores are between 700 and 800 are already in the top 7%. If you only look at the exam results, the students who enter Harvard University have absolutely superior results. However, it is not enough for optics to be a bully with high scores. Students' soft power, such as academic research ability, extracurricular activities, leadership and contribution to society, are the key factors to be considered.

Whether China or the United States wants to enter a top university, it is impossible to be a mediocre person; Whether they want to enter Tsinghua or Peking University, students are faced with competition for single-digit admission. While China students review knowledge points of various subjects all night for the college entrance examination, American students also drink four cups of coffee every day to strive for 4.0 and a better tomorrow.