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My guess is that you'll definitely make it through the first rounds of likely all the schools you're applying to. This being said, you should definitely send a note to the graduate coordinators at each telling them about your manuscript's publication status so that it can be inserted into your file. Can't hurt. Secondly, in regards to Harvard Soc vs. SP, there really is no difference. "Resources" and contacts are as available to members of one program as they are the other, it's just a matter of how proactive you are at seeking them out. The boundaries are really, really insignificant. A couple of soc. students make the rounds between KSG and the soc department regularly and most of these students apply to the Inequality program in the spring of their first year which allows them to take the proseminar series with the SP students. Moreover, nothing is stopping you from taking your electives at KSG if they fit your research interests. So the division between the programs shouldn't be a huge concern for you.