BANGALORE: Harvard, the ultimate destination for the geniuses is not the ultimate test of life, if take into consideration the competition around the globe. There are things that are equally, actually more challenging and perhaps difficult to get in, ranging from admission in prep schools to landing a job in global investment banking, securities and investment management firm.

Here’s a list of 10 such things that are equally a hard row to hoe, reports Business Insider.

A Wal-Mart Job
The year 2013 ushered the Wal-Mart to Washington DC amidst delight and disapproval. 23,000 applicants registered while only 600 could get through. This implied a 2.6 percent rate of acceptance which is almost the double the rate at Harvard. What’s more surprising is the overtly selective Wal-Mart pays only $8.48 an hour in comparison to a six figure hefty paycheck of a Harvard graduate.
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