| "Harvard is Harvard" isn't really a good reason to come here...don't get me wrong, I love Harvard, and it's definitely great that it has such a name because it gets you opportunities other schools can't, but that shouldn't be the basis of your college choice. Realize that you're actually going to have to live at the college you choose for four years--so factor in everything from the type of people there to the community and city it's in to the distance from your home to the weather.
As for what monkeybb said, I find the exact opposite to be true--Harvard is infinitely less competitive than I thought it would be. It's more like people are focused on personally succeeding, rather than concentrating on what the people around them are up to. I could care less what grades the people in my classes get; just as long as I'm happy with mine, it's okay. That's the general vibe I get from people, too, so I don't think it's just me who thinks that way. Harvard is an amazing place... |