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By attending Harvard Extension School, you are taking the same classes as Harvard College students, that are taught by the same professors. It seems the only difference is that an Extension student attends those classes at night, while a College student attends them in the morning.
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<p>No, you missed one huge aspect of the way that education works - something that a lot of people miss. The fact is, a big part of your education comes from your students around you. Surely we've all had high school classes we had that were basically round-table discussions amongst the students and the teacher. The better the other students are, the more interesting things they would be saying during the discussions and consequently the more you learn. On the other hand, if the students were unprepared or didn't care or weren't particularly bright, then they would not be saying intelligent things and so you would learn less. </p>
<p>Furthermore, many Harvard classes (both at the College and at the Extension School, and basically at every school at Harvard) are curved. Your grade depends on the skills of the other students around you. Hence, an 'A' at the Extension School if not comparable to an 'A' at Harvard College because the competition in the Extension School is far lower. Consider this analogy. Even if you're the worst player in the NBA, that means that you're still one of the best basketball players in the world and better than the vast majority of the college basketball players out there. </p>
<p>I have to back up Hanna on this one - the odds of anybody in HES in transferring to Harvard College are so small that you should basically discount it as a realistic possibility. Like I said before, HES caters to the nontraditional student, and is not built to accomodate somebody who is trying to transfer to Harvard College.</p>