| For the people worried about missing out by not going to prefrosh weekend, I promise you'll still have an amazing Harvard experience. It's a fun way to be introduced to Harvard, but completely not essential--I know plenty of people who didn't go last year.
mz innocentz and aznprincess525, if you can't come visit Harvard, do as much research as possible. Think about even things like the weather here, how far it is from your home, etc. I know people who never came here before freshman year and are perfectly happy now...I really think anyone can be happy at any school if they find a niche and seek out the opportunities they want. Are you able to look at the other schools you're considering? All that being said, Harvard is an amazing school; I'm so happy here and I'm glad I chose Harvard. | 
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