<p>Brainstorm thoughts/opinions about Harvard University! =)</p>
<p>My opinion about Harvard: It is an excellent educational institution. I disagree with those who believe that it is a place for the wealthy exclusively. Harvard has good financial aid for those that need it. It is also becoming more ethnically diverse. Also, my experience is that the campus has a very intellectual vibe, which is something I look for in a learning environment.</p>
<p>harvard is its characteristic…no more words necessary…</p>
<p>Harvard is exceptional for grad school. IMO it is vastly overrated for undergrad. Too many undergrad courses taught by TAs.</p>
<p>Harvard sucks, Princeton doesn’t matter :)</p>
<p>It’s ‘iight’ I guess. Decided not to apply for undergrad after visiting though. More of a ‘grad’ environment for me, personally.</p>
<p>I must say this ranks up there with “most idiotic” posts on CC</p>
<p>I liked Harvard, but I agree with others who said it had very much of a ‘grad’ environment. Of course it’s excellent regardless, but I wanted a school that was much more devoted to its undergrads = Princeton.</p>
<p>I also have never lived in a city like Cambridge/Boston, so I wasn’t sure how I would like that. It was interesting and I think I would have enjoyed it, but, honestly, the presence of homeless people, even while in Cambridge and not Boston, was a little strange/overwhelming to me. That’s probably just because I’m not used to it, but it made me feel slightly uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Your name is “HarvardU” and you posted a thread titled “Harvard U.” that merely asks “What’s up with Harvard U.?” I’m not sure what kind of info you’re seeking.</p>
<p>Harvard is for the stuck-up. My cousin goes there for dentistry grad school; he says he has a hard time making friends because ppl at harvard are a bunch of low-life elitist jerks that also happen to be posers. I agree from my visit.</p>
<p>Im still applying tho :)</p>
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<p>Considering how he attends Harvard as well, doesn’t that make him a “low-life elitist jerk” too according to his logic?</p>
<p>I didn’t mean to say he’s a jerk too just that the other people are (or at least most are anyways)
And you guys know it’s true.</p>
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<p>This post almost made me vomit up my lunch.</p>
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He’s hanging out with the wrong people then. My encounters with the Harvard undergrads have been anything but elitist.</p>
<p>Dwight - you are hard to reach! Your PM box is full and I tried one other method to no avail. :(</p>
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<p>Wait, so let me get this straight: what you’re claiming is that everyone except for your cousin are "low-life elitist jerk"s?</p>
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<p>Same here, and I’ve met many Harvard undergrads over the past four years. I’ve been impressed at how genuine and down-to-earth most of them are. There is an alumni interview as part of the admission process, and it’s not hard to assume that the feedback from the interviewers reflects the clear egalitarian shift of the Admissions Office over the past couple decades.</p>
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<p>I think that’s quite honest and very understandable. The phenomenon can certainly be uncomfortable if one comes from a place where homelessness is invisible. But if you think about it, the initiative required to render the Cambridge homeless invisible would be horrific. It’s actually a sign of compassion that the city does not try to herd them away for the sake of the campus.</p>