<p>Lionrampant, I’m glad you’ll have the opportunity to attend a great school. I’m glad you will be able to provide an alternative perspective in class discussion. That’s what diversity is about. (And that’s why you were admitted - not because you are somehow more ‘real’ than everyone else.) And I have to agree with ECadmstudent that your tone is condescending and dogmatic - I suspect you will offend more students than persuade - and then further offend by assuming it’s because everyone else is immature and idealistic rather than because you have failed to communicate effectively. Substantively, your views also reflects a lack of understanding of why there is opposition to US military intervention and US foreign policy generally in that part of the world (and why, therefore, principled people might not want their kids to join) and why there is so much anger over the lack of constructive political and regulatory response to the financial meltdown. I hope that your time at Harvard will allow you to be introduced to these perspectives. I think you’ll be richer for it too.</p>