<p>I'm quite sure it is! However my sister's friend got into Princeton but was hospitalized during her junior year, and became very sick her senior year because of all the stress. Harvard applicants have to do a lot and it can be overwhelming. That's why I ask Is it worth it? To all people who have gotten in or have not please answer sincerley. All I'm curious about is if Harvard is amazing and is worth all the struggle and stress of HS. Or is it the same amount of stress? for another 4 or 8 years?! Thanks for taking the time to read my message! Thanks everyone.</p>
<p>well there are many ways of looking at this… YES IT IS F********* WORTH IT!!! Dude, you will have the best time ever. I’ve talked with so many alumni and they were all amorous towards Hahvahd.</p>
<p>That’s good! I hope so! Have you gotten in/are hopeful?</p>
<p>I’m not sure why you’d listen to the guy who doesn’t go here, or why he’d think he’s got the definitive answer before he’s matriculated, should he do so. He’s a hopeful, just like you.</p>
<p>That said, it really depends on the person. I think most people think it’s worth it. And I don’t think I’m any more stressed than I would be at any other college. I could have gone to my state school or whatever, where the average student is a lot more laid back. If I’d done that, I still would be working very hard, (not unhealthily hard, but definitely hard enough that in encountering people who don’t work as hard, I’m more like oh that’s probably a healthy decision for you than OMG SLACKER), but I would be doing so as an outlier among more “chill” students. Instead, I get my wonderful, driven peers who don’t see me as an outlier, and are doing the coolest things with their lives already. You can be happy here; I have a much better work-life-extracurriculars balance than I did in high school, and I do have downtime where I can watch tv or just hang with friends. </p>
<p>I’d probably say that it’s worth it for the people who aren’t extremely sensitive to stress, and who don’t have too, too high expectations for themselves. I know people who were probably too sensitive (in the reactive-to-slight-differences-in-environment sense, like orchids, which flourish only in the right and very slender range of conditions, rather than people like me, who probably more identify with, like, cactuses, haha) for this to have been their best option. Many of the “orchids” probably would be better off somewhere where “friendly” and “happy” are the top two words used to describe the student body, rather than “interesting” and “accomplished.” We are nice, and I haven’t found us cold, but the average student is a little bit more reserved than the students at Washington and Lee, for example, which has a code where every student says hi with a smile to every passerby; Harvard’s got more of the New Englander-I don’t say hi to people I don’t know thing going on. Some people have a lot of trouble with the lack of overt friendliness. And then some people–this is probably the area of most trouble–come in with unreasonably high expectations of themselves and the college. Not effortlessly getting straight As is ok, and it takes time to make friendships. The kid I know who had most difficulty with the school had very much unreasonably high expectations of himself. I have high standards for myself, but not getting straight As is not the end of the world, and I wasn’t unduly upset that I hadn’t made extremely close friends by January/February. If one of those sounds like you, this school might not be for you, although there’s never harm in applying and seeing what it’s like as a prefrosh.</p>
<p>Pretty sure Harvard would be the greatest years of one’s life, given he or she is the “New-Englander” type.</p>
<p>Harvard can certainly be the greatest years of one’s life, but you’re not really speaking from experience, bro…</p>
<p>I know, but it’s hard to imagine someone not getting an amazing enlightenment.</p>
<p>Thanks exultationsy! =)</p>
<p>My D is a sophomore and is absolutely loving it . She says that " it’s hard to remember what normal is " at Harvard ! She is a vegan and has difficulty getting enough food that she likes . Way too many peanut butter sandwiches . She is working with dietary to correct this problem .</p>
<p>I think that if you are really into the whole Ivy league thing or just really want to succeed, Harvard is for you. Of course, this is from someone who doesnt go to harvard, but looking at different POV’s and a lot of research, I think that you’ll like it there if you are a REALLY hard worker. :)</p>