Visit Report by Nattocollege (Member since June 12 2006 with 6 posts) Visit Date - July 2006
Visit to Harvard University in July 2006 by Nattocollege (Student, HS Class of 2006)
Visit Activities:
Information Session:
Yes - Acceptable, nothing outstanding, students were all from liberal arts curriculums Campus Tour:
Yes - Nothing outstanding, dorm visited sucked, my D was astounded, campus seemed very chopped up and spread out around the town. Lot's of traffic, no parking, not compelling at all.
Harvard University Campus:
Friendliness/Courtesy of Students: 2 - Fair Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff: 2 - Fair Appearance of Campus: 2 - Fair -
Not very impressive at all. Campus spread out, lots of traffic, not even in the same ballpark as Princeton, Brown and Stanford
Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness: 2 - Fair Dormitories: 1 - Poor -
Empty dorm was pretty pathetic, real turn off to D
Security/Safety: 3 - Good Overall Campus Impression: 1 - Poor
Off-Campus:
Area Immediately Around Campus: 1 - Poor -
Too crowded, lots of traffic, no parking
City/Town/Community: 2 - Fair
Campus Visit Notes for Harvard University:
Visit Description:
Out of the six visits we did this was probably the worst of the bunch.
Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:
Stay as close as possible to the college since getting around wasn't that easy. Construction made matters worse. Parking not cheap.
Dining/Restaurant Recommendations or Comments:
Nothing stood out
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Empty dorm was pretty pathetic, real turn off to D
