<p>i’m not applying, but no.</p>
<p>Yes, I could never see myself at Harvard, even assuming that I had the credentials to get in. It’s old, stuffy, etc…To me it’s not worth even the prestige. </p>
<p>Plus, one of my friends is a current student there and she had so many extra essays AFTER she got in but before classes started along with tons of placement exams and all the rest…sounds like a pain to me. For her orientation, they had to read a bunch of boring essays and discuss them (I’m not against reading essays but I saw the topics and they were really dry…). Wow, fun…</p>
<p>I wouldnt mind Harvard even though I despised that school when it was compared to Princeton. However due to financial issues… I would love to go to Harvard if it’s a full ride. HOWEVER… if I got a full ride to Purdue instead… I’d choose Purdue since I love the school so freaken much even though I had to leave of financial issues…</p>
<p>The only school I would turn down Harvard for is Stanford.</p>
<p>If Harvard gave me a full ride, then I’d go, but if they offered me squat, and Tufts, JHU, or BU offered me a full ride, I would pick them.</p>
<p>For some reason, (even though I know I won’t get it) I just didn’t “like” it as much as I thought I would. The atmosphere at, say, BU was just better, then Harvard.</p>
<p>Well if you were just going to turn Harvard down for the reasons stated, why would you ever apply in the first place? I suppose it’s a different matter if you were wealthy and suddenly lost your money and consequently decided to go to a state college…</p>
<p>Idk. I guess you could win the lottery. And I realize that not everyone makes up their mind about going to either a LAC or a private research university such as Harvard before applying. </p>
<p>Okayyyy… I just answered my own question and my argument no longer makes any sense. Lol.</p>
<p>And no, I would not turn down an acceptance to Harvard :).</p>
<p>I’d turn them down for a school closer to home like UGA.</p>