<p>^That is the exact opposite of me. I really am only concerned about GPA so I can get into a college where I am hopefully close to one of the least intelligent people there. I want everybody at whatever college I go to to be much smarter than me so they can challenge me and I won’t just grow from the classes but from the other kids. Basically I’d rather be a dwarf fish in a genius fish ocean than a big fish in a little pond.</p>
<p>Dwarf fishes flunk out :)</p>
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<p>Ofcourse I would attend Harvard if I was accepted for various reasons. One Harvard is a great school and why would I reject admission if I’m having a hard time and unaware if I will be accepted into the universities I’m applying to know; to reject the elite university ( one of the worlds most notable) and get rejected elsewhere would be ludicrous.
Work material etc… would be one thing that I would be more cautious of though.</p>
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I just notice this statement… well I certainly would rather attend one of my top choices than a school not on the list of my top choices, unfourtanly Harvard is not due to few reasons such as: nearly impossible to get admitted, work material may be overbroad,</p>
<p>Yup Coolbrezze, that’s why I asked this question. It’s probably very unrealistic but it’s fun to put yourself in situations that are completely absurd; especially fun to do when bored.</p>
<p>No, I won’t go.</p>
<p>Harvard has cold winters.</p>
<p>Yuck.</p>
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<p>I had a class in high school where I was close to one of the least intelligent people there. It didn’t feel good. Being average is much better.</p>
<p>I’d probably end up feeling like an idiot there. So no. I rather go to a school where I’m average.</p>
<p>I’d have to agree with ‘youwiththeface’. It’s absurd to attend a school that is not on your level. You will most definitely SUFFER, and college is suppose to be fun! It’s more realistic to go to an average school and being on top of the class, rather than going to an Ivy League and being completely lost.</p>
<p>That makes me wonder how many students gaining admission to Harvard actually turned them down, if there are any at all…</p>
<p>Harvard’s yield is ~70%</p>
<p>I remember seeing 76% somewhere… Close enough.</p>
<p>Makes me wonder where they really wanted to go, and why they decided Harvard would be a backup?</p>
<p>I know many people… ok, maybe I don’t know them, but I’ve heard of many people that applied thinking it would be a total joke if they got accepted. I assume that kids apply with the mentality that they would not get accepted, and somehow luckily ending up getting the golden ticket. Perhaps Harvard is not their first choice, but they still like to apply just to see if they would actually gain admission, or for the same reason as us, they’re probably just afraid of taking on a rigor coursework, or influential smarty pants peers.</p>
<p>It would suck to attend a school and feeling completely lost about the course work because of it being too hard for you.</p>
<p>Yeah because the caliber of College Classes is all the same, it just different professors that teach them and the name that comes from the school.
It’s like asking If Algebra in a public school would be any harder then at a private school.
It depends on the teacher, and in the end.
You both know what
y=x means, which was what the goal was.
College is only different people and a different names.
But you learn the same thing.</p>
<p>Well you can’t really take Math and use it as an example, since Math is universal… it’s the same no matter where you go. That being said, who knows, maybe Harvard goes at a faster pace than the less rigorous universities? And this is just my opinion, but I would think that the ‘stricter’ professors would be teaching at Harvard.</p>
<p>I would also think that they go more in-depth with all their research, and whatnot, than other schools. I mean, it has to be such a selective school for a reason…</p>
<p>Well yeah.
Math is a fair example IMO.</p>
<p>If School A: Algebra I may consist of quadratic, Linear, and Cubic Functions
in School B: Algebra I may consist of Linear and a little quadratic.</p>
<p>At the end of High School(or the course/semester/whatever) , sure student from school A may know a little more math but it all equates to the same thing.
It really depends on the teacher, Harvard has professors WITH NAMES; they’re not necessarily stricter.</p>
<p>I reject that statement: that Harvard moves faster.
I think it depends on the Teacher (That being said, you’re PROBABLY not going to have a blow off teacher at Harvard) they’re strict fast paced teacher everywhere.
The professors at Harvard are just famous, not strict.</p>
<p>Knowing the slightest bit more equals more knowledge, so I don’t see how it would be the same thing if students B is lacking some of the knowledge that student A received.</p>
<p>And it wasn’t a statement, it was an opinion, a guess. Of course there will be different types of teachers everywhere, but I think it’s reasonable to believe that the professors at Harvard would be somewhat harder on their students, even if the school is known for grade inflation.</p>
<p>That being said, I would love to hear from someone that actually attends Harvard giving their take on this.</p>
<p>No one on CC attends Harvard? :l</p>
<p>No one attends Harvard who comes to the high school life place. :p</p>
<p>I guess we have to assume Harvard is one of the top universities for a reason.</p>
<p>I would be happy and then accept my spot at Princeton.</p>
<p>No, crap undergrad business.</p>
<p>Hmm…I might have to go with Baelor’s response, though I would have to think a long while about it.</p>