Current Harvard students: are you HAPPY?

twinmom
Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:49:47 +0000

My daughter has had an incredible four years at Harvard - the best of which, I believe, has to to do with the amazing variety of people she has met. As a parent, one of the things that I have not liked (as compared with my son’s top LAC) is the competitive nature of extra curricular activities. I personally find the whole comping process ridiculous and think that people should be able to just join the activities/clubs that they like. (Obviously, I am not referring to musical or theater groups that require a certain talent.)

Harvard students are fiercely independent and competitive in their activities. Yet as far as academics, they are collaborative and study groups are always available. My daughter tells me that no one ever discusses a grade.

My daughter initially wanted to go to Yale because she thought its residential house system was better. Just recently she told me that she clearly was wrong. She has found the house system at Harvard to be nothing less than wonderful.