Yes, I think it does matter, because it says a lot about the college – and what the Administration deems as important. At some universities, more than half all undergraduate students study abroad because those universities and their administrations believe studying abroad is an important life experience – but that’s NOT the case with Harvard’s Administration, as most student’s do NOT study abroad, and the university does NOT easily give credit for studying abroad. A student must get their program and course rigor pre-approved in advance – and that is very difficult. Contrary to what you believe, the majority of Harvard student’s who do get their program approved to study abroad actually STUDY; they are not going abroad for humanitarian reasons. I’m just trying to set the record straight, as you have a misconception about the college.