<p>geez, I wasn't trying to attack your notion of what Harvard is/should be. It's really quite unnecessary to call my post a "retaliation". I was simply saying...some people go to Harvard for the prestige. It is one of many things that pushes them to Harvard, as opposed to other schools. Not once did I a) insult the intelligence of Harvard students b) say that Harvard was bad c) make any comment on whether prestige is a good/bad reason to go to a school for. I'm slightly ashamed to admit it, but prestige is one tiny factor in my own college decision...and I'm trying to reduce that factor to zero. </p>
<p>But as I already said, the Harvard students that I know do not hide the fact that they enjoy the prestige. That may not be your perspective, which is fine. That doesn't mean that those students don't exist, or that the "prestige" reason doesn't exist. </p>
<p>Alright, this is the last post I'll make on this. Didn't mean for it to go on so long, and it really is a drain on time.</p>