Current Harvard students: are you HAPPY?

silversuz1
Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:00:42 +0000

Hi :)

In answer to your post, I’d say that so far, my year here has been AMAZING! I’m definitely happy here. I’ve found my niche, I’ve found groups of people I love being with, and I feel like I’ve found my place. Everyone has a different experience at ANY college. I feel like the cliche rings true: anywhere you go, you get what you make of it. If you are going to focus solely on academics and study all morning, day, and night, that will be your perception of Harvard. Limited to books and academics, although there’s nothing wrong with that: just different priorities. I found a delicate balance between having safe fun (I’m not much of an adventurous dare-devil ^^;; ) and being academically sound.

Granted, you will face things you might not have faced before. For me, it was an actual environment in which I felt like I fit in perfectly. Bias can change one’s view of Harvard, and each and every student will find their own pros and cons for Harvard. So far, for me, pros definitely heavily outweigh the cons.

That being sad, only you really know whether Harvard is a good fit. The only problem is, most of the prefrosh weekends are definitely not very good representations of what real college life is like, keep in mind. So when making your final decision, always consider what’s best for you :)

I feel like I haven’t answered the question very well, but hopefully I was some help! ^^

Congrats! :D