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Harvard is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, and with its 5.3% acceptance rate for the most recent class of freshman, it's also incredibly difficult to get into.

But, perhaps surprisingly, many things in life — like landing a job at some Walmart locations — are actually harder to achieve than getting into that prestigious university.

(Dylan Roach/Business Insider)

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