@OmgHarvard, thanks so much for the informative email. I was also accepted last Dec but decided to take a gap year. BEST DECISION EVER!! (For anyone considering it).
I havr two ex-high school classmates in your class who are perhaps not having as easy a time adjusting as you, but they seem to be slowly finding their way. I can’t tell you how relieving it is to hear how “normal” and fun Harvard can be. I’m also very social and love to party and it’s wonderful to hear i’ll find plenty of people of my ilk.
I also want to mention that no one i’ve met during this gap year could really care about my Harvard acceptance. They just figure my parents are loaded (they’re not). I’m working an an internship in Africa with people from all schools and backgrounds. Harvard and the Ivies may be great schools but i’ve never been more impressed with the people i’ve met here, all of whom went to schools i’ve barely heard of, and many of whom are far more capable than i probably will ever be.