<p>a few days ago my friend's brother gave me a tour around harvard and i liked it a lot. however, harvard would be a huge reach for me and i seriously doubt i could get in (though who knows, maybe i could). there are already a lot of other reaches that i have and i'm not sure if i should add harvard, but at the same time, i really love the location and the buildings!</p>
<p>If you can afford the application fee, why not? You have absolutely nothing to lose, and think what a pleasant surprise it would be if you got in!</p>
<p>ha, it's like buying lottery, do you feel lucky?</p>
<p>Honestly, at the beginning of my senior year I really wanted to apply but I was dead sure I wouldn't make it. I applied anyway, and was admitted. You have nothing to lose - plus, if you really work on it you will learn a lot about yourself in the process...</p>
<p>i guess another concern i have is the fact that everyone that goes to harvard seems just amazing and brilliant in so many ways. i have always been used to excelling in some areas, but i'm afraid that the adjustment may be difficult and it will be hard to be a leader in some ways because other students are better than me and i won't be more "on top" any more. this may be spurred on because my friend's mom had a bit of a situation where she really wanted to get involved with music, but she couldn't because others were better than her. i guess it could be a good challenge and provide motivation to succeed though. students - is this really the situation at harvard, and if so, what did you do to overcome this?</p>
<p>I would imagine that at most colleges, there will always be somebody better than you, simply because colleges in general are so much bigger than high schools (excluding, of course, those LACs that are smaller than most high schools).</p>