Should I dream of Harvard?

College Search & Lists
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<p>Should I?
The school’s popularity is surely off the charts, and many people would say “yes” as a no-brainer. However, do I have real reasons to be interested in it? How is International Relations over there? What’s the focus?</p>

<p>One thing I know fits me well is the huge financial aid available as I can’t pay for basically any colleges…</p>

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<p>(This is assuming I were accepted, the goal here is discuss the uni)</p>

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<p>(This is assuming I were accepted, the goal here is discuss the uni)</p>

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<p>It really depends upon your career goal. The real advantage to a school like Harvard is the political connections. Sure, the education is good, but you can get a great education in many places. If the connections are not paramount in your career field, then Harvard or a similar school may make some sense. The other important factor is cost. If you are from a wealthy family that intends to pay for all of your college costs, then it is more a matter of going where you can get accepted. If you are very poor, you may get a full ride and the same concept applies. If you are like the vast majority of students, you fall somewhere along the line between the two extremes and you will need to carefully weigh the cost-benefit of Harvard versus a cheaper, but academically similar education.</p>

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<p>You can dream of it, just don’t count on it. And try to look into their programs, get to know what the school and its programs are about, without asking here, not basing ideas on its popularity. That sort of motivation can matter.</p>

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<p>That’s the point. I was wondering if someone has more concrete info about IR in Harvard.</p>

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<p>I would not base my choice on a name. past the name and I will say harvard has a super duper golden name …what is so great about harvard? I would choose a school like carnegie mellon or rice university over harvard. but, a large % of competitive high school students hear the name harvard and they foam at the mouth .
perhaps watch this malcom gladwell video for a different perspective on why not to choose harvard
<a href=“Why Did I Say "Yes" to Speak Here? | Malcolm Gladwell | Google Zeitgeist - YouTube”>Why Did I Say "Yes" to Speak Here? | Malcolm Gladwell | Google Zeitgeist - YouTube;

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<p>Yea, that’s what I’m asking for. Different points of view. Thank you.</p>

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<p>really take the 15 minutes to watch the malcolm gladwell video it is somewhat entertaining but very informative (IMO) and it will really make you rethink harvard. </p>

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<p>I think that is why and how Big 4 accounting firms recruits. They go to any AACSB schools and pick the top students from each school, put them through the process and cream the best out of them.</p>

<p>In Practice, they don’t care the prestige of the school names, but they care about the cum gpa the students receives, anyone is below 3.5 will not get an interview.</p>

<p>I think the med schools also use this practice.</p>

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<p>Go to the Harvard forum if you have specific questions about a major at Harvard that can’t be answered with Harvard’s web site.</p>