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by polygamous_bat 1088 days ago
I can pretty confidently tell you that for every student admitted to Harvard with 1430 SAT there are at least 10 more students out there who were rejected with at least as much score. SAT score and grades are merely a necessary condition to get in, but they haven't been sufficient in a very long time.

As for grades, check out https://www.thecrimson.com/flyby/article/2013/12/5/the-harva... but in summary, the most common grade in Harvard is A, so don't think the data point says much.