How did Harvard gain its reputation and prestige?

Jesse715
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:43:30 +0000

It’s the age and the name. Not much beyond that. As much as I am going to get railed for this, once you get into the top 30 or so on USNews, you’re going to be challenged and get a great education. Harvard is the big deal, just like Ferrari is the big car. Now, Ferrari’s are not the most expensive and best cars in the world, but they’re household names. Just like Harvard.

The exception is, with no other school will every door open for you when you say you went to Harvard. Saying “I went to MIT” is great, but saying “I went to Harvard” is a huge, ten fold difference.