Harvard vs. Columbia

blu_g8orade
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:38:37 +0000

A few more questions: would either be better for getting into grad school? I’d be more likely to be at the top of my class at Columbia, but Harvard is Harvard.

that sounds dumb. Columbia students are just as academically competitive as Harvard students. it will be a serious uphill battle trying to be #1 at either school, and chances are you won’t get out at all so don’t worry about the social scene.

and you don’t need to be #1 in your class to get into grad school… especially not at an Ivy League school. at both schools, your chances of getting into grad school will be very high.

you should probably readjust your goals… make up your mind as to whether you aim to be #1, or whether you’re just aiming to get into a top grad school. those goals would lead to drastically different lives over the next 4 years.