<p>Any cons to going to Harvard? Also, pros, but those are more obvious :P</p>
<p>Current students' comments are really appreciated</p>
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<p>(current student)</p>
<p>the weather sucks. :)</p>
<p>other than that, i love this place.</p>
<p>See this thread for a discussion:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/52622-what-worst-things-about-harvard.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/52622-what-worst-things-about-harvard.html</a></p>
<p>no substantial academic focus on the arts.</p>
<p>I want to hear that the students are happy at Harvard, as appears to be the case at Yale. My son has to make this choice, and he is a very social kid. The Yale school spirit and the apparent abundance of organized fun activities within the residential colleges certainly has made an impression. We’re trying to dispel the myths and cut right to the truth about Harvard. Will he be happy here? It’s a tough question to answer. The math dept is obviously better than Yale’s. But, all things being equal, it sounds like he will have to look harder at Harvard to find fun. While it’s true that you make your own fun, if your suitemates and those immediately around you are solely focused on academics and stressing out, and you’re a kid who does his work, didn’t stress in high school and wants to have some fun in college, too, that could create a problem. It just doesn’t seem to be built into the fabric of the culture, the way it seems as though it is at Yale. I would appreciate any feedback from current students. He will be attending both pre frosh and bulldog days. After that he only has 3 days to decide…</p>
<p>If you get into harvard go, you would be crazy not to. the name lure alone cannot be compared and in this economy, it’s priceless.</p>
<p>Please don’t listen to SusieBra.</p>
<p>Read this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/694980-yic-yale-inferiority-complex.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/694980-yic-yale-inferiority-complex.html</a></p>
<p>for the record, I’m completely happy that I will be turning down Harvard for Yale :)</p>
<p>“no substantial academic focus on the arts.”</p>
<p>I think you mean no substantial academic focus on performance. There is tons of academic focus on visual art, dramatic literature, history and analysis of music, etc.</p>
<p>“if your suitemates and those immediately around you are solely focused on academics and stressing out”</p>
<p>Has ANY current Harvard student, parent, or recent alum,suggested to you that this is the case at Harvard? Because I have only heard this theory from people who are not in a position to know. Here’s a list of groups currently active at Harvard college, that doesn’t include the 41 varsity teams or the 20+ purely social organizations:</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> College :: religious groups :: student organizations :: student organizations](<a href=“http://www.college.harvard.edu/student/organizations/list.html]Harvard”>http://www.college.harvard.edu/student/organizations/list.html)</p>
<p>No one is stressing out over the mariachi band, the fly-fishing club, the anime society, or Holoimu o Hawaii. They’re just having fun with their friends.</p>
<p>Every House has one (or more) semi-official party suites. A Crimson guide:</p>
<p>[The</a> Harvard Crimson :: Magazine :: Where the Party At: Harvard’s Sweetest Party Suites](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=527225]The”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=527225)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, Hanna. Sounds like the suites all have seniors living in them. And since freshmen males are not allowed into final club parties, where do they party?</p>
<p>At the party suites with everyone else. They don’t have bouncers.</p>
<p>everything shuts down at 2am</p>
<p>MIT > Harvard</p>
<p>i think you are very wise to consider where you will be most happy. i had the opportunity to choose between some very good schools, and it was difficult to turn down one in particular because of the prestige attached to its name, but i have never been more confident that i have made the right choice! my experience tells me that being happy is the most important prerequisite for any education.</p>
<p>your brother-in-law is a noob, and so are you for posting that.</p>