<p>Update: beware of extreme cases of *****assness.</p>
<p>I'm seconding the y'all's, but, then, I'm Texan too. =P</p>
<p>Is Harvard fun?<br>
Someone I know with connections to all four universities recently compared MIT to Chicago. He did not say that both are "where the fun comes to die" but stressed their academic intensity in comparison to Yale and Harvard where students put so much emphasis on their extra-curricular activities that sometimes, the academics take a backseat. This is certainly Harvard's reputation.</p>
<p>^^^ . . . extreme cases of "sunglassness?" I dunno - that might be moreso at Stanford. :)</p>
<p>lol no, I speak from the usual: anecdotes + experience. Although it's far from common, I'm just saying watch out.</p>
<p>Oh, yeah. Our H freshman absolutely loves Harvard and all the friends he has made there. He is having a LOT of fun, much more than I thought necessary or probable.</p>
<p>The parties at Harvard are nice! Dont know about the classes though…</p>
<p>Depends what you consider fun. I love (most of) the people here and I’ve made great friends. The parties aren’t that great but it’s not like you’d expect the same party scene here as you would at a big state school.</p>
<p>… another old threat that was revived</p>
<p>How hard are Harvard academics vs other top schools? I hear there’s inflation…or something?</p>
<p>It’s kinda cool to hear that Harvard doesn’t have the dog-eat-dog culture 
That was definitely something I was worried about…</p>
<p>Harvard is widely regarded as the “party school of the ivies.” from what i have heard, a lot of harvard students have such a disdain for education (because they are all so smart they feel they dont need it) that they party when they should be working as much as some state schools</p>
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<p>I have never heard either of those points.</p>
<p>^^Yeah, that sounds like a load of crock to me. Just like the generalization that everyone from Harvard thinks they don’t need education.</p>
<p>■■■■■ on radar scope. Fox 1, fox 1. Splash ■■■■■ 1.</p>