Harvard really that hard?

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<p>Hello,
I have a question. Obviously, lol.</p>

<p>I currently attend Case Western Reserve University majoring in Biology/Pre-Med. My main question is: Is Harvard really as hard (I am not talking to get in) as they say it is in terms of staying in? In other words, is Harvard just hard to get into, and hard to stay in?</p>

<p>I know many transfers from Harvard here at Case who said that Harvard wasn't necessarily 'hard' when they got in. However, they said that Case was much harder in terms of academics than Harvard. Case is easy to get into, but very, very difficult to stay in.</p>

<p>Anyone have any comments or clarifications about Harvard, and any other Ivy Leagues in terms of staying in and NOT gettting in?</p>

<p>BTW, the transfer students were all engineers (biomedical ones) and some science majors.</p>

<p>Thanks
Brad</p>

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<p>ooo I know this isnt an answer to ur question but I was just wondering about Case Western Reserve University...how is it? I got a few brochures about the school and I'm quite interested about it...I was wondering if u dont mind telling me more about the school
thanks!</p>

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<p>How many transfer students have you personally met at Case who used to be at Harvard?</p>

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<p>Like two, and they were crazy. My friends know others, but not from Harvard, but from other Ivy's.</p>

<p>Case is crazy as well. lol.</p>

<p>No, I'm kidding. It's good. What are you interested in, summergal16? I can tell you lots, I am a tour guide. Email me at <a href="mailto:btc8@case.edu">btc8@case.edu</a> or reply here.</p>

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<p>... how many??? "Like two", says the tour guide.</p>

<p>"No, I'm kidding. It's good", says the tour guide.</p>

<p>How many is "like two", and how do you define a "transfer", or were you kidding in each instance?</p>

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<p>Like two means two.</p>

<p>And transfer means a student who has decided to continue his/her education at another institution.</p>

<p>And no, I wasn't kidding in each instance, you prententious tard.</p>

<p>I was asking summergirl what she wanted to know about Case, and It's good referred to Case.</p>

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<p>btw i just sent u an e-mail lol...</p>

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<p>
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And no, I wasn't kidding in each instance, you prententious tard.

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Next time, write something that makes sense and then no one will question whether or not you're kidding...</p>

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<p>Summer-- I live in Cleveland and while I wouldn't dream of staying here for college (it's been too long!), this is a GREAT CITY to be a student!!!
Definitely look into Case, especially if you're interested in premed, engineering or law.</p>

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<p>Byerly is a "mean dog" so watch out for him! :))
Everytime when you say something...don't even have to say it, just think something bad about Harvard, guess what?
He is there to "correct" you :)</p>

<p>BTW should Byerly see this, I'm just going to add that I myself am going to Harvard in the fall</p>

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<p>It takes determination to fail out of Harvard. I know some people who were required to take academic leaves of absence but it was either because they took classes that were way too hard for them and never studied or went to class or because they missed a final exam. </p>

<p>However, I'd say that it's probably hard to fail out of most selective colleges, with a couple of exceptions.</p>

<p>In terms of the coursework, it's as easy or as hard as you make it. You can take all guts or you can take all difficult classes.</p>

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<p>I heard that Harvard University was really easy.</p>

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<p>harvard, like anything else in life, is what you make out of it. like phoenix said, it's as easy or hard as you make it (at least from what i've heard).</p>

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<p>and this is the bottom of it...you do not need any more explanations...</p>

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<p>haha, btc8, you just insulted byerly. He's a Harvard alumni(at least he claims to be) with rather dry sense of humor.</p>

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<p>This whole thread is ridiculous. The OP has no interest in Harvard other than to see how his own education "stacks up." </p>

<p>Further, his "evidence" is a whole "like 2" ancedotes.</p>

<p>Let this thread die already....</p>

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<p>Raven, thanks for assuming that I have no interest in Harvard at all. For your information, I am planning on applying there for Medical School.</p>

<p>So, please don't presume to think that you know me or my motives.</p>

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<p>If you were posting about Harvard MED school (different faculty, different campus, different students), why all the talk about the Harvard UNDERGRADUATE experience? </p>

<p>Surely those transfers you know were not from Harvard med, but rather Harvard College, correct?</p>

<p>SO, let me clarify what I said earlier:

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This whole thread is ridiculous. The OP has no interest in Harvard College other than to see how his own education "stacks up." </p>

<p>Further, his "evidence" is a whole "like 2" ancedotes.</p>

<p>Let this thread die already....

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<p>I was just curious about teh undergrad curriculum and such there. And no, I did not know transfers from the med school, but from the undergrad.</p>

<p>So there. That's all I wanted to know.</p>

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<p>One way to check the answer to the original question is to surf Harvard's Web site and look up the syllabus for particular courses that you are taking at your school. Do the assignments look the same? Do the sample midtern and final exams look easy or hard? I can only speak to the math sequence for math majors at Harvard: it is HARD, no question. Some math majors go on to medical school (I know a neurosurgeon who was a math major as an undergrad), and so at least some Harvard graduates, who may or may not be in competition with graduates of other schools in applying to medical school, have DEFINITELY had hard courses.</p>