Harvard or Stanford Pre-med???

urbanmoonlight
Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:51:39 +0000

thanks Adria0!!

I live in CA, so Stanford is definitely closer to home for me. Assuming that any difference academically is negligible, here are the main pros/cons I can think of for each school:

Stanford:
pro - students seem to be overall happier, nice weather, easier transition for me being a CA kid
con - too close to home, later regretting not seeing what the East Coast is like

Harvard:
pro - living on the east coast/Boston which seems exciting, far away from home
con - worried about the possibility of not being happy there… I’ll work hard wherever I go, but I also want to enjoy my next 4 years. Also, the weather there will take some getting used to.

If anyone has any advice or has had to make the same decision please comment below! thanks