Harvard v Stanford = Madness!

[the66afghans]

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Also, if Stanford and Harvard are so similar, then why not choose the school that the layman thinks is better? Wouldn’t it be nice to tell whoever asks that you went to Harvard? There’s no shame in that.

It would also be nice to tell them you went to Stanford–but I agree, Stanford is no big deal, you know. </p>

<p>Stanford students are much happier than Harvard students. If what the layman thinks is more important to you than happiness and quality of life, by all means go to Harvard. Take note that the layman is the only thing distinguishing Harvard from Stanford.</p>

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I really doubt that will be the case.

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<p>[Student</a> life at Harvard lags peer schools, poll finds - The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2005/03/29/student_life_at_harvard_lags_peer_schools_poll_finds/]Student”>http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2005/03/29/student_life_at_harvard_lags_peer_schools_poll_finds/)</p>

<p>The survey includes all eight Ivies and Stanford.</p>

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Student satisfaction at Harvard College ranks near the bottom of a group of 31 elite private colleges, according to an analysis of survey results that finds that Harvard students are disenchanted with the faculty and social life on campus.</p>

<p>An internal Harvard memo, obtained by the Globe, provides numerical data that appear to substantiate some long-held stereotypes of Harvard: that undergraduate students often feel neglected by professors, and that they don’t have as much fun as peers on many other campuses.

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On the five-point scale, Harvard students gave an average score of 2.92 on faculty availability, compared to an average 3.39 for the other COFHE schools. Harvard students gave a 3.16 for quality of instruction, compared to a 3.31 for the other schools, and a 2.54 for quality of advising in their major, compared to 2.86 for the other schools.</p>

<p>Students gave Harvard a 2.62 for social life on campus, compared to a 2.89 for the other schools, and a 2.53 for sense of community, compared to 2.8.

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<p>Princeton Review ranks the colleges with the happiest students:
[Happiest</a> Students: The New 2008 “Best 366 Colleges” Rankings on The Princeton Review](<a href=“http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankingDetailspr07.asp?categoryID=6&topicID=43]Happiest”>http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankingDetailspr07.asp?categoryID=6&topicID=43)</p>

<p>Stanford ranks 5th, Princeton 4th, and Yale 9th.</p>

<p>So really, the people who choose Harvard go only for the name. But really, there’s nothing wrong with that; students at Princeton, Yale, and Stanford will lead happier lives and have the same degree prestige as their miserable Harvard peers.</p>