<p>Actually Harvard students have an enormous degree of wit and humor per capita, and its grads create major influences in our comedy culture (Conan O’Brien, National Lampoon, etc.). The Harvard student body is more smart and smooth than smart and nerdy. As a Georgia resident I’ll nominate Georgia Tech as the nerd capital, since it’s all tech, all the time - nothing else. You can’t even study English there - it’s either “Science, Technology and Culture” or “Computational Media.” That kind of curriculum’s just got to constitute ■■■■■■■■ for nerdlings.</p>
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<p>I can add my Harvard student D’s comment, that many of the freshmen seem nerdy or uncool when they arrive in the Fall, but by the end of the year, Harvard has transformed them into people you want to hang out with.</p>
<p>The math colleges. That being MIT, Caltech, I’ve heard Stanford, places like that. I know this who goes to Columbia (transferred from Cornell) and he describes both schools as party schools that also dish out nice looking degrees.</p>
<p>You know, you can be smart without being nerdy.</p>
<p>I just feel better with anti social people…well people who aren’t super social</p>
<p>I’d say that the student norm at Harvard is decidedly strong on the social end. After all, everyone has to go through a one-on-one interview to get accepted. That interview isn’t make-or-break, but I’d think that those who don’t demonstrate good social skills on the front end would probably need to have an extra cachet to their academic attainments.</p>
<p>You’re right smart people don’t have to be nerds, however some people may prefer a more nerdy environment, where there’s less emphasis on social interactions…parties…and spending time to look sexy or pretty or ripped, rather these people neglect most common social practices since their minds are on Pluto and (whatever it’s current name is), and elsewhere.</p>
<p>Nerds tend to be more motivated and focused on a the long path, just my opinion. I personally am extremely social, and enjoy politics and advocating, but I am very math nerdy and political junkie, and would enjoy a nerdy college more than say “College Party 24/7 College”</p>
<p>IMO the smartest and best students I know choose to party to relax. Living in college, students now have 24 hour freedom. The smartest and best students I know really are the ones with the best time management and use their time wisely. Studying during the 10 hours or so not in class, eating, or sleeping is not necessary because they are efficient and manage studying and homework in something less than 3 or 4 hours. While I wouldn’t consider them to be hard partiers, certainly my friends at Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton party most weekends. They know when to back off and partying doesn’t define their social lives, but by no means would I consider them to be nerdy.</p>
<p>So while as a whole, schools like MIT, CalTech etc. may be generally nerdy, I don’t think that it defines social life on campus. To quote a friend of mine at MIT: 50% of MIT students study hard, just as they did in high school. 25% have a balance, just as they did in high school. 25% worked hard in high school, and now just don’t give a F***</p>
<p>So even by picking a singular nerdy college, it doesn’t mean that the social life is defined in that manner. Especially when a school has lots of undergrads, social life is not one-dimensional.</p>
<p>You can probably find a sufficient amount of nerdy people at Harvard. People are quite diverse. I also find that the smartest people I know actually aren’t nerdy at all.
It was a bit dissappointing visiting top colleges at first and finding that people don’t appear as nerdy as you would expect. Then I realized that I’m not actually as nerdy as I thought I was. Now I kinda fit into the 25% that worked hard in high school, and now just don’t give a F***, but I’m still passing my classes.
MIT certainly is not nerdy as a whole. So many people here are straight up party animals… and they aren’t the athletes. For the most part, I actually find athletes to be more quiet and responsible; they are in a sense more nerdy in a more practical way (like getting better grades and building things) than the stereotypical nerds (gaming, animes) while maintaining their cool.</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd is the most nerdy IMO.</p>
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If the only criterion for being social was being able to hold a conversation, then yes most Harvard students are probably social. However, being social has a lot to do with being well-liked, funny and having a charismatic personality.</p>
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<p>Rofl!!! ^hahahahahaha</p>
<p>STUDY PARTY!!! lol</p>
<p>I’m going to bump this because I want people to rate the nerdiest colleges I say MIT is #1 even though I heard the Greek life is insane up there</p>
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<p>Please. Stop making Harvard out to be Texas, UCLA or Michigan. The Ivy League is D- 1 only because of its history, not because it actually markets to rah rah D- 1 fans. When was the last time ANY Ivy League football game was broadcast on national television? Heck, Boise State gets more face time than the entire conference combined. 41 varsity sports teams and how many national championships? It’s quality, not quantity that matters.</p>
<p>That being said, I’m actually a fan of Harvard athletics, and would definitely put MIT/CalTech at the top of the nerd list.</p>