<p>Is there somebody out there that went to Harvard from Atlanta. If there is can you tell me what your experience is like being so far away from home.</p>
<p>Sorry, Atlanta is not far from Harvard–it is one direct flight away on the same eastern seaboard, under three hours. Culturally, it is very different, due to the inclusive, diverse student body. If you have not been away from home much for summer programs, or experienced a highly ambitious, globally-aware group of students, the pace might be unusual to you. Yet students come from ATL and the suburbs and thrive each year. Just be sure to stay for the pre-frosh weekend if you are accepted to determine if the cool/cold New England social clime suits you.</p>
<p>Our Ds came from small-town Georgia to attend Harvard and have both loved it there. They were raised in the South but never culturally felt “Southern,” and both wanted to go to college beyond the South and experience a more urban environment. The diversity of the campus and surrounding community has been an aspect of their college experiences that they have especially appreciated. I’m impressed at how much at home they have become in the Boston - Cambridge area.</p>
<p>Obviously, when you go to college 1,000 miles from home, you only come back at Thanksgiving, Winter Break, and Spring Break. That’s as it should be if you’re truly going to be first and foremost a member of a campus community. It also involves some logistics in moving belongings in at the start of the year and out at the end. But the Atlanta-Boston trip is relatively convenient. Atlanta is the home of both AirTran and Delta, and both have multiple flights a day to Boston Logan. From Logan airport, you buy a ticket on the “T” (public transportation system) for $1.70 which gets you a bus ride to the hub of the subway system, and a ride six stops on the subway to the Harvard station, which is right at the front of the campus.</p>
<p>There seem to be about 25-30 Harvard freshmen each year from Georgia, and I’d guess that at least half of them are from metro Atlanta.</p>
<p>Thank you to everyone that has replyed. You have been a big help.</p>
<p>I’m interested in the reverse–kids from Boston or New York going to Georgia Tech or Emory. How’s that experience?</p>
<p>I wish I could help you, but I really can not.Sorry.</p>