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Harvard University Visit Report by zhaos

Visit to Harvard University in July 2008 by zhaos
(Student, HS Class of 2009)
(Member since August 03 2007 with 147 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Information Session: Yes - An admissions office and two recent undergrad grads. told you about opportunities and stuff about harvard. informative

Campus Tour: Yes - worst out of my 3 day visit to colleges. showed us the grounds, let us look inside memorial hall, but really didnt' show much

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
our tour guide was a nice girl and told us where to find lunch after the tour


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
3 - Good
3 - Good
3 is the average


Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
very nice trees, lawns, and buildings. lawn reminds me that i must dethatch the lawn in the fall


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
all immaculate


Dormitories:
3 - Good
3 - Good
I suppose they are nice; dorms are dorms.


Security/Safety:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
it was day but i felt that the surrounding area (cambridge) is a good area.


Overall Campus Impression:
3 - Good
3 - Good
i guess harvard attracts people enough that their tour can be mediocre. campus was very well maintained and information session told you what you need to know.

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
lot's of eating options and nice streets to walk around in. around the charles river would be where i would go on my runs if i were to be admitted here.


City/Town/Community:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good


Campus Visit Notes for Harvard University


Visit Description:

this was our first college on our college visiting trip but not our first college visit.

Don't be put off by my bad impressions of the tour. Honestly, while appearance is important for appeal, it is in the end only a superficial factor. Harvard definitely has the prestige and resources of the topmost (or near if you would like) university.