Are there nerds at Harvard

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<p>Basically, the title. I'm not referring to nerds in a negative light-rather, I'm asking if there are kids who love math and science s well as humanities.</p>

<p>I'm one of those kids myself, so I was just wondering. I get along with kids with all interests (languages, international relations, physics etc- my friends have diverse interests! :) ) but I was wondering if there were kids who are 'hardcore' in the sciences. </p>

<p>Thanks and I'm just thinking ahead! I don't want to apply to a school just for the prestige-it should be a place that one should be really happy to go to.</p>

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<p>Basically, the whole place is full of nerds.</p>

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<p>I hope to god that wasn’t a serious question. I was under the impression Harvard was full of stupid jocks, but I guess there might be a couple of people who like science and math.</p>

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<p>^
I’m sorry if my question sounds silly, but I just want to know if Harvard is a place where math/sci kids fit well into the crowd. Obviously Harvard is less nerdy than places like MIT/Caltech and although I like humanities a lot, I am really math/sci oriented and I want to know if it’s a place worth applying to since I am really geeky and I probably can’t ever visit, since I live far away. </p>

<p>I apologize if I sound like I’m joking.</p>

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<p>My question was sort of like what the OP asked in this thread >>>> <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/224502-do-harvard-kids-care-about-intellectualism.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/224502-do-harvard-kids-care-about-intellectualism.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I should’ve googled beforehand</p>

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<p>Actually, I’ve found a much higher proportion of smooth sophisticates at Harvard than nerds. Of course the smooth operators are probably also nerdy at heart. :)</p>

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<p>@gadad: certainly not mutually exclusive qualities! :D</p>

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<p>Yes. Definitely.</p>

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<p>This was one of my older son’s concerns. He had a very enjoyable weekend with the science fiction/games playing club where he found lots of students who had similar ideas about fun. In the end though computer science wasn’t strong enough at Harvard and he went to Carnegie Mellon instead.</p>