Harvard is notoriously difficult to get into. However, some applicants may have an easier time with the admissions process as revealed by evidence in the Harvard admissions lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by a group of Asian-American students who argued that Harvard discriminated against them in the school's admissions process. The school denied that it discriminated against Asian-American students. nnIn a decision that was issued by the federal judge who heard the case on Oct. 1, 2019, the court found that Harvard's admissions process did not discriminate against Asian-American students. The court did find that Harvard should take steps to correct for the unconscious biases that its admissions officers might have, however.nnDuring the trial, evidence was introduced about the admissions process itself that gave some insight into Harvard's rather opaque process. This evidence revealed that students from specific backgrounds or areas of the country had a better chance of being admitted to Harvard than other applicants. The students who have a leg up in Harvard's admissions process include the following:nn•tStudents from one of the 20 rural states that Harvard deems as sparse countryn•tAthletes, Legacies, Director's or Dean's interest list applicants, and children of staff and faculty or A.L.D.C.sn•tStudents with unusually appealing personal traitsn•tStudents with compelling stories and backgroundsnnEach of these factors is explored in more detail below.