Harvard vs. Stanford

RCMan13
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:49:07 +0000

Thanks for the input.

I live in the Northeast but the distance is not really a huge factor for me. It is a pain to travel out to Stanford but then again since I have lived in the Northeast all my life it would be cool to experience California.

An earlier post mentioned that if I went to Stanford, especially being from the Northeast, most people would assume that I got rejected from Harvard. Even though they are both amazing schools, I have to say that in this region almost nobody is aware of how good Stanford is and would definitely make that assumption, even though it has little validity. Basically, Harvard is Harvard and it is recognized everywhere in the world as the gold standard in education.

BUT at the same time, everything about Stanford appeals to me: the academics, the atmosphere, the weather, the people.

Nothing is going to change and I will eventually have to just make a decision realizing that either one is awesome.