<p>I'd pick Harvard because it is more prestigious.</p>
<p>Stanford for science and engineering
Harvard for Humanities and Liberal Arts</p>
<p>harvard has more prestigue and "wow" factor, but Stanford has better atmosphere, campus, athletics, weather, and graduate schools.</p>
<p>Personally I'd pick Stanford, but that's b/c I wanna do engineering.</p>
<p>Stanford just seems a lot cooler than Harvard for some reason. The prestige is higher for Stanford on the west coast just cause it's Stanford. Plus the future is moving west and most of the population is moving to California, whereas the population in the Northeast is declining. I wouldn't be surprised if Stanford became the premier college in the world within 50 years because it's location can't be beat. The whole economy is centered around it.</p>
<p>ubermensch, I agree that Stanford may have a bit less prestige to the layman but 50 years is a very long time. I think Stanford has already caught up with Harvard academically (I think these are the two best schools in the US) but I dont think it should take a whole 50 years for people to recognize this.</p>
<p>ubermensch, I'm sorry. Maybe you meant that it will definitively surpass Harvard in 50 years. If thats what you meant then I guess anything is possible.</p>
<p>yea, stanford already is the premiere overall college in america. winner of the sears cup(for how many years now), top grad schools, alumni getting richer, and is ranked top 10 in nearly every academic category. i don't see a better all-around college out there(would someone care to point one out?)</p>
<p>Isn't Arizona going to win the Sears Cup this year? I thought I saw an article about that on USA today.</p>
<p>Ya...sorry Harvard isn't what it used to be. STanford definitley dominates Harvard. Harvard....grade inflation and teachers leaving...Stanford...SWEET.</p>
<p>it hasn't been announced yet, but stanford has won every single sears cup ever awarded excluding the cup's very first year, when stanford placed second to north carolina. talk about a dominant sports program.</p>
<p>Harvard, Stanford, who cares? Theyre basically regarded as the tops for each coast and their pool overlaps to a very large degree. Although Stanford is better in some fields and Harvard in others, great kids go to each...and I think you get a middling academic experience where you can view academic giants from a distance and you work your way through large classes, TAs, and profs who could care less about the undergrads and graduate with a fancy degree (well, in Harvard's case, 3 out of 5 get a fancy HONORS degree) and you can show off your classy, door opening educational pedigree at every ****tail party you attend.</p>
<p>The question is- is the name recognition worth 40K? Many, including myself, would say yes.</p>
<p>Actually, is the name recognition worth the 160K+ with tuition rising?
I think these large schools are for a certain type of person. It's kind of like survival of the fittest-- you'll be competing for professor attention and research opportunities. Independent people who can be successful learning by themselves would do well at these schools. Stanford, Harvard, whatever you chose, just capture any opportunity you can.</p>
<p>Both are basically equal. I would go to Stanford because it has a much better campus, location, and weather.</p>
<p>Stanford > Harvard</p>