<p>I got into Stanford EA. Tell me why I should want to go to Harvard over this school, and any other school in the world.</p>
<p>There is absolutely no reason why you should want to go to Harvard over Stanford. If you applied EA to Stanford, it must have been your top choice. Nothing has changed for you to think differently.Only you can “sell” a school to yourself.
Harvard parent.</p>
<p>I saw your post identical except with MIT. Stop.</p>
<p>Seriously, this is just a way for you to brag about getting into Stanford. Stop.</p>
<p>If you are interested in other schools, visit them and make your own opinion instead of asking for others. There are people who will say that college XYZ changed their life-that doesn’t mean you would like it there.</p>
<p>The idea, which I suppose I didn’t clarify well, was for current students to explain why they made their choice, and their opinions of their school.</p>
<p>Harvard has no EA, so it’s entirely possible that it’s my top choice (thinking with a shred of logic).</p>
<p>How on earth can people not understand that the point of this is to get varied perspectives on these schools? I’ve visited many of them, I’m just looking for more viewpoints in order to make a more informed decision. CCers are hostile when asked simple questions.</p>
<p>Harvard sells itself.</p>
<p>First of all, congratulations on being accepted to Stanford. Three years ago, DD was in the same situation as you and decided to go to Harvard, despite the three visits that we made to Stanford during her high school years. During our last visit, I bought the T-shirt and the coffee mug! </p>
<p>Her decision was based upon “feel” - she felt that Harvard wold be a better fit for her. I would encourage you, if you are accepted to MIT and Harvard, to visit all of these campuses and decide which is the best fit for you. BTW, I agree with Marite, only you can “sell” a school to yourself.</p>
<p>Why, exactly, did your DD go to Harvard over Stanford, if you don’t mind my asking? And how does she spend an average week at Harvard? Incidentally, my cousin went to Harvard, so I already have his perspective. Just looking for more info for the best possible decision. Thank you.</p>
<p>I’m confused on why you are asking this question now, why don’t you wait and see if you get into Harvard. ;)</p>
<p>Dadiwalla, it was a very hard to quantify “feel”: based on time she spent there, people she met, and the campus environment. </p>
<p>If you are accepted to both, you will be invited to spend a few days on campus before you make a decision. As I recall, the dates for these visits for Stanford and Harvard are different - so that you can attend both. Also, given the large number of kids who are accepted to Yale and Harvard, the Yale/Harvard visits were scheduled back-to-back, allowing potential students to attend both.</p>
<p>Dadiwalla, my D is another who chose Harvard over Stanford (after getting into Stanford SCEA), and she could not be happier. That said, it’s a very personal decision.</p>
<p>A quick search turned up these previous threads (in which I have shared some of her impressions), but I’m sure there are others you can find as well. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/321816-harvard-vs-stanford.html?highlight=Stanford[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/321816-harvard-vs-stanford.html?highlight=Stanford</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/485425-harvard-v-stanford-opinions-please.html?highlight=Stanford[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/485425-harvard-v-stanford-opinions-please.html?highlight=Stanford</a></p>
<p>From a Harvard student who has visited Stanford: Harvard has an East-coast atmosphere of ambition and ceaseless activity, whereas I felt like Stanford has a more laid-back, West-coast intellectual sort of vibe. They appeal to very different people. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>With that in mind, don’t think you’re a shoe-in cause you got into Stanford EA. That is s very impressive accomplishment. But the admissions criterion at elite schools vary ever so slightly, particularly between Stanford and the Ivies, and at these admissions rates, this has real consequences. I know many people that got into one and not the other (it works both ways). The same holds for Stanford and any other HYPM school.</p>
<p>Didn’t you make this same thread for Duke?</p>
<p>Nobody should need to sell you elite schools. Either you want to go to them, or you don’t. You’re bragging and ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure nobody is desperate for your application over at the admissions office. Get in line with the other 10,000 qualified applicants.</p>
<p>I’ll sell it to you.
You can buy a pack of harvards for a one time fee of a $54 and a monthly fee of $10. while Stanford has a one time fee of $44 and a monthly fee of $13.</p>
<p>My nephew went to Stanford, and told my D, who goes to Harvard, that all of the kids at Stanford wished they had gotten into Harvard.</p>
<p>Haha Dadi…</p>
<p>sell me Harvard
sell me MIT
sell me Princeton
sell me Yale</p>
<p>You sound like a Dukie with an inferiority complex!</p>
<p>Yale and Stanford both have EA programs. The fact that you have asked people on the Yale thread to “sell Yale” to you means that you clearly have not done your research.</p>
<p>Dadi. it’s entirely plausible for you to ask about Harvard. The decision is yours. No doubt about it. But sometimes a certain opinion one hears from somewhere, can trigger one’s thought process. In some cases, that is not at all substantial, in many cases, it can be the turning point in one’s perspective.</p>
<p>So guys stop going after this guy and give him some info. If you’d rather not help this guy, why post in his thread.???</p>
<p>“From a Harvard student who has visited Stanford: Harvard has an East-coast atmosphere of ambition and ceaseless activity, whereas I felt like Stanford has a more laid-back, West-coast intellectual sort of vibe. They appeal to very different people. Just my two cents.”</p>
<p>I went to Harvard for undergrad, and spent a year in grad school at Stanford, and I agree with the above.</p>
<p>In addition, if one likes sunny skies and less urban congestion, head to Stanford. If one likes 4 seasons, and doesn’t mind lots of cloudy days, head to Harvard.</p>