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What's better, publishing a not-so-good paper at age 19, or publishing quality work at age 24? It seems far unlikely that the application committee admitted him on grounds of early work, as opposed to quality work that will help him during his grad years.
Furthermore, after reading all of this thread, the point is that you are NOT in the top 100 best in the world(probably). Truly, there is no way to grade this. Even Daniel Kane is probably not in the top 15 (for his age). There are a lot of clever students out there, being among the top 10 to apply to Harvard is highly unlikely. It is better to use this as your premise than to expect people to fling open their doors when they hear about your coming (As twofish is trying to explain to you).
Of course you might get into Harvard, and, I speak for everyone here, the aim is not to discourage you, but more to give you better footing when things don't go the way you want. If you do get in an Ivy League school, then congratulations, but if you don't, then don't stop doing mathematics out of defeat.
Good luck to you in your endeavors.
Furthermore, after reading all of this thread, the point is that you are NOT in the top 100 best in the world(probably). Truly, there is no way to grade this. Even Daniel Kane is probably not in the top 15 (for his age). There are a lot of clever students out there, being among the top 10 to apply to Harvard is highly unlikely. It is better to use this as your premise than to expect people to fling open their doors when they hear about your coming (As twofish is trying to explain to you).
Of course you might get into Harvard, and, I speak for everyone here, the aim is not to discourage you, but more to give you better footing when things don't go the way you want. If you do get in an Ivy League school, then congratulations, but if you don't, then don't stop doing mathematics out of defeat.
Good luck to you in your endeavors.