<p>I could see that happening maybe lol</p>
<p>None of the girls I know there are big partiers, but one of them told me that 1) final club parties are creepy and 2) even if I go to Harvard, I should go to parties at MIT.</p>
<p>^ MIT parties harder than expected because for the first time the parents do not live near… Somehow MIT manages to attract a lot of kids how had super strict parents…</p>
<p>PS Harvard Square has lots of places to be and the city of Boston is amazing for parties if you are over 21.</p>
<p>Most people don’t. But some people do, and this proportion is markedly lower at Harvard than at most other schools.</p>
<p>People absolutely party, and there are pretty fun ragers thrown throughout the year. It’s there if you want it; otherwise, it’s completely possible to avoid.</p>
<p>People have parties at harvard… </p>
<p>Math parties O_o </p>
<p>But I kid.</p>
<p>I heard at Harvard it was really mellow at one point that they hired a Fun Czar. I’m not joking.</p>
<p>The “fun czar” is just what we call the person in charge of coordinating the school-sponsored events on campus like Yardfest.</p>
<p>I can promise you, people party on the weekends. The past two Saturday nights we have had ambulances come, so take that to mean what you will.</p>
<p>Been to square parties.</p>
<p>They are relatively hard.</p>
<p>Too hard for CC. :O</p>
<p>^^ When I was at Northwestern last, an ambulance drove by as we were walking back to the dorms.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s just stupid. Seriously, why drink to the point that you need a freaking ambulance?</p>
<p>Some of them are really hard, others not. If you want something it’s probably there. You just have to find it. Some people like finals clubs, but I find them creepy and they’re kind of ridiculous to get into</p>
<p>Arent only the highest nerdiest most academic people for the most part allowed in to harvard? so shouldnt there be like no parties there</p>
<p>Depends on what you consider hard partying. You could probably get totally smashed at Harvard with just a few friends at a dorm party. But if you’re looking for the big time, SEC fraternity-type of scene, where the Nati flows like water, then you’d probably be disappointed.</p>
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<p>My impression from having interacted a lot with H students over the last 4 1/2 years: Everyone at Harvard is academic, and I’m sure that some are nerdy as they are everywhere. But H attracts the most talented applicant pool in the world and then has to turn down 93% of them. I’ve heard estimates that up to 80% of the applicant pool is typically as academically qualified as the 7% who were accepted. So how does the Admissions Committee decide which 1 out of 11 academically-qualified students to accept? Generally, they look for talents, achievements and attributes that will add special value to each entering class. Since part of the admissions process is an interview with a trained alumni interviewer, some portion of that value added has to do with social skills, personality, and charisma. For instance, the H students I know, as a group, are probably the funniest off-the-cuff and most socially adept group of young people I’ve ever met. I would think that they not only party (well, with two kids there, I know for a fact that they party), but that their parties tend to be punctuated more by wit and laughter with than by bar fights and passing out.</p>
<p>From what I have heard, I would say that Gadad is “spot on”.</p>
<p>To put it short, no. You might be lucky and live in a hall with baseball, lacrosse and golf team members though who know how to throw down. I wouldn’t get my hopes up however on that front.</p>
<p>You know social life at Harvard is terrible when the students “go to MIT” to party. I hope ya’ll realize how silly that is.</p>
<p>The percentage of students who “party hard” at Harvard is certainly lower than that at state schools (and, I suspect, lower than at “frattier” ivy league schools like Penn, Dartmouth + Cornell).</p>
<p>So, if it bothers you that there will be classmates of yours who aren’t partying every weekend night, don’t come to Harvard.</p>
<p>However, if you’re looking for the ability to “party hard” yourself, I think Harvard does pretty well for itself. As long as you’re not a freshman guy (sorry, freshman guys) - it’s never hard to find a packed place with loud music, lots of sweaty dancing, and free (/disgusting) alcohol. Depending on your interests/friends - this could be a final club, an upperclass dorm room, an EC club (i.e. the crimson/lampoon), or even a university sponsored event (except in the lastmost category, you’ll have to do your drinking beforehand). There are certain weekends where tons of stuff is always going on (freshman week, Harvard-Yale, prefrosh week, etc), but there’s never <em>nothing</em>.</p>
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<li><p>Harvard students aren’t the only ones who go to MIT to party – MIT frat parties attract (mostly girls) from BU/BC/Northeastern/etc as well. I’ve never been to one, so I can’t really comment beyond the generally good reports I’ve heard from friends who have been.</p></li>
<li><p>Boston/Cambridge tends to be rather strict with IDs, so (unless you and all of your friends have marvelous fakes) this makes the bar/club scene off limits until late in the game. We had some fun senior year going to Allston - but I wasn’t really that impressed by the scene, especially in Harvard Square.</p></li>
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<p>Looking in as a parent of a sophomore, I get the impression there is plenty to do. If you want to party, it is there, but what I have noticed is there is so much to do beyond partying (or in addition to partying depending upon you viewpoint). I honestly do not know how the kids do it all and I see in addition how many things my daughter has to pass up because she is already busy with something else. I’m sure that for many schools the importance of “partying” is greater because there is nothing else to do. </p>
<p>Just this weekend alone, there things she had to choose from was a two day team retreat at a beach house (yes with alcohol), the opening football game with all that pregame stuff (can you tell I am not a sports person), and some sort of competition/festival (yardfest?). Who knows what else I did not even hear about. She blew off the retreat, went out to eat and then chilled on friday night, sat PM went out to eat (again) and then to part of the football game, and part of yard fest on sunday. The rest of the weekend was quiet, but by choice. She has extensive plans for next weekend and is planning ahead (so proud, so proud :P)</p>
<p>During the week there is also a lot. Last week was a final club punch event, and also an event in the house Master’s penthouse. This week is house sophomore welcoming dinner, and a house (or Harvard) Red Sox Game venture. These things not include time for academics, ballroom classes both on campus and in Belmont, etc, etc.</p>
<p>As for the MIT parties, she actually never made it over there last year (almost one time). But her cousin’s husband is a recent MIT grad and frat guy. This past summer we were asking him what frat he was in so she would know which one she should attend. He told her that he did not want her to go. I found that telling.</p>
<p>Anyhow, it you are not happy with the amount of partying or social offerings of Harvard that is not big deal, Don’t Apply. There are others for whom it is just fine.</p>