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Old 08-04-2008, 08:39 AM   #3
JHS
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Oh my god, you're getting to go to Harvard. Shut up and stop worrying.

And save your narcissism for the fall, when you will need it.

Seriously:

(1) Whichever choice you made, if you are the sort of person who is prone to second-guessing yourself -- which it seems you are -- you would be having the same feelings now. It's no big deal.

(2) Whichever choice you made, you will probably love it and have a great experience. That's the reaction 99% of students have to both colleges. You only get to go to one of them, so settle down and enjoy the ride you're on.

(3) It hardly qualifies as a universal truth -- opinions CAN differ -- but the vast, vast majority of people who visit both campuses prefer Harvard's to MIT's. MIT is quirky, modern, often a bit clumsy and ugly, but with great energy. Harvard is a vast jumble of styles, old and new, but many of the buildings and settings -- especially the river houses and the Yard -- are pretty darn stunning. And it has great energy, too. The chances that visiting would have changed your mind are awfully slim.
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