HYP - Which Is The Best?

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>I know there is a bit of bias, seeing as this is the Harvard board but what school do you think would suit me best? (I have about 3 weeks to decide).</p>

<p>I like to party and socialize. I’m a hard worker but I wouldn’t like to study more than 3-4 hours a day. I’m interested in possibly pursuing poli sci and maybe business. Though I’m not really sure (which is school is best for above majors and for those that are undecided). </p>

<p>Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. </p>

<p>-Mike</p>

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<p>I feel like you’ve just described about 30% of HYP admits.
Do you think you could be a little bit more specific about what you want in a school?</p>

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<p>Here is video of 12 Harvard students talking about their experiences:</p>

<p><a href=“http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k3927&pageid=icb.page22672[/url]”>http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k3927&pageid=icb.page22672&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What Phoenix said. There’s no universal ‘best’, only a best for you. Make a list of specific things that you want from a school, then see how each university meets those requirements. They share a lot of similarities but they are also different in quite a lot of ways, as I’m sure you know.</p>

<p>For example, if you want politics and business, I’d guess Harvard would be very strong in both areas. I’m damn ignorant though, so do check up on that ‘fact’…</p>

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<p>The academics in business in poli sci are probably very similar in all three schools.</p>

<p>The way I viewed the HYP dilemma - Cambridge vs. New Haven vs. Princeton. That made it an easy choice for me.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.epodunk.com/top10/colleges/boston-cambridge.html[/url]”>http://www.epodunk.com/top10/colleges/boston-cambridge.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p><a href=“http://www.epodunk.com/top10/colleges/princeton.html[/url]”>http://www.epodunk.com/top10/colleges/princeton.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.epodunk.com/top10/colleges/new_haven.html[/url]”>http://www.epodunk.com/top10/colleges/new_haven.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Exactly… Yale and Princeton are in lower-ranked smaller towns - virtually a teeny-tiny in Princeton’s case - vs being #1 among all major cities in the entire country, with a lot more to offer.</p>

<p>Among teeny-tinies, Princeton ranks behind even teenier Hanover, NH, and Yale’s New Haven “medium” setting is ranked down the list behind Fort Collins, Colorado.</p>

<p>As PorSK, says: “It’s an easy choice.”</p>

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<p>byerly the video didn’t come up</p>

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<p>I know. Wrong link and I can’t find the other one. I’ll keep looking!</p>

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<p>“college towns 101”:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9593731/[/url]”>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9593731/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>To its credit, Harvard has been more succesful in welcoming and empowering people of color than Yale or Princeton, which makes the undergraduate life there much less traditional-- almost an alternative lifestyle, which makes for a wonderful experience.</p>

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<p>“ranking america’s leading universities on their success in integrating african americans”:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.jbhe.com/features/36_leading_universities.html[/url]”>http://www.jbhe.com/features/36_leading_universities.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>That is impressive. It looks like Yale could improve its record on this.</p>

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<p>“Harvard is the highest-rated university in the important category of black student yield. Nearly two thirds of all black students who are accepted for admission at Harvard decide to enroll. This statistic in itself demonstrates that college-bound black students have the highest regard for the university. Also, the university’s black student graduation rate remains the best in the nation.”</p>

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<li>JBHE</li>
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<p>Cornell West voted with his feet, and I guess whatever instrument he played.</p>

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<p>cornel west alert! here, byerly, let me spare you the trouble:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/article.aspx?ref=161286[/url]”>http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/article.aspx?ref=161286&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Why exactly does race matter in the college decision? Shouldn’t Harvard be “welcoming and empowering” everyone without regard to skin color?</p>

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<p>Thanks, scottie. We’ll make a useful poster out of you yet!</p>

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