<p>Hey, don't generalize. I don't think I have such an attitude, and neither do any of my friends. </p>
<p>Sorry for that, but some Harvard guys did, and maybe I say maybe, because you are in Harvard so you didn't get thier attitude...</p>
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<p>Excuse me? No one was trying to ‘indoctrinate’ anyone. We were just trying to give the OP some solid advice, as we actually have more information and experience as grad students and soon-to-be grad students than the OP does as a high school student. I know I tried my best to be helpful and I think pretty much everyone else in this thread also posted with the same intentions. I for one do not appreciate your unwarranted insults.</p>
<p>Hey dude, don’t talk to HYPS guys like this, if you are not accepted in HYPS…</p>
<p>I hate to say this - but in high school all you think about is the stupid prestige and “name”. But <em>gasp</em> some of us are above that. School is about where you are happiest and fit the best. I turned down Ivy offers to go to a state school (albeit a top state school - but still). I haven’t found that in ANY way have I been lacking. I would have been miserable had I gone to such a “big name” school. And you know what - it hasn’t hurt any of my chances for grad school. I got into the same places I would have applied to had I gone to the Ivies. Honestly, prestige does not matter. Get that through your head. If you work hard, do research, do internships, etc. you will get into a good med or grad school. But don’t be putting down others beloved schools. I am positive that there are some kick-ass students at Tulane, etc…</p>