Yo Yo Ma's view on Harvard

mathmom
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:04:20 +0000

I was at Harvard at the same time as Ma, and agree one of the great pleasures of my time there was hearing him play. I had a mixed experience at Harvard, but always felt the fault was more with me, not taking advantage of what it had to Harvard. I did do some things right though - especially picking a small major you had to apply to. Everyone in my department knew me by name. I think I would have felt limited at a smaller school.