<p>I think it was even worse when I told them my standardized test scores. Now they ask me EVERY TIME what I got, even on little quizzes I took in class. Do you guys have book awards at your school because it seems like classmates all seem to think you will automatically be accepted at the school where you won the award.</p>
<p>Hey jPod, I was just joking. It was a joke. Chill please.</p>
<p>P.S. I am a girl, not a boy.</p>
<p>I never mentioned your gender...</p>
<p>Whoa totally misread your last post, my bad. Sowwy.</p>
<p>jPoD- referring to your question on where BUers go to party-</p>
<p>From my knowledge (my girlfriend is a freshman at BU, so I hear a lot about it), most go to MIT frats. Those are on the same side of the river as BU, and are just a moderate distance down Commonwealth. It is slightly easier for girls to get in than for guys, but I've seen large groups of guys from BU go, so it's not really a big issue. (The frat houses are pretty big, and generally throw great parties).</p>
<p>People from other colleges don't party that much at Harvard, and I'll explain why. Since Harvard doesn't have recognized frats (it has finals clubs, but those are really exclusive and generally don't even let other Harvard students into parties), the parties are usually in rooms. This makes them difficult to find unless you have a bunch of friends at Harvard that you can call. You also need to be able to find your way around Harvard's campus easily, (finding particular dorms, in the dark, when you're drunk, is hard even if you're a student there) and to be able to get into buildings (which requires a keycard). In short, Harvard doesn't have much to offer other colleges in the way of parties.</p>
<p>BC might also have good parties (I don't go there since its so far away), and BU can reach it relatively easily by taking the Green Line outbound.</p>
<p>I wouldnt dare go to a BC party :P
How's your GF like BU?</p>
<p>"finding particular dorms, in the dark, when you're drunk, is hard even if you're a student there"....</p>
<p>Haha...Admiral...that is so true...</p>
<p>i don't think you should consciously think it's that big of a deal. i know people want to seem modest and all that, but really, isn't it pretentious if you make people ask five times the simple question, "Where are you going to college?". And if you're talking about where you applied, you can tell them whatever schools you want, they won't notice. unless you get in later :)</p>
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What I said is weird? No. Nasty? No. I understand that some baggage comes with the word 'Harvard' but seriously, all that matters is that the right people take you seriously. Who cares about stupid people you meet in the street or whatever.
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<p>Well, that's nice and idealistic. But the truth is, you are going to run into awkward situations if you apply to Harvard, or even worse, actually GO to Harvard. Some people will think that you must be a genius and then expect you to know everything. But more ominously, some people will think you're rich and privileged. Even worse, some people will be ticked off because you got in and they didn't, so they will take every opportunity to try to deliberately make you look bad in front of others. </p>
<p>Now, I agree with the sentiment that ideally, it shouldn't matter what these people think. But my take is, why put up with extra problems if you don't hae to?</p>
<p>That's why I would say that for the readers here, I would advise against wearing Harvard clothing, unless you are on campus (and even then, I still don't think it's a good idea). I also would be quite vague about where you go (i.e. "I got to school back East"), and I certainly wouldn't go around making references to various landmarks around campus when non-Harvard people are around. That's just another version of name-dropping, which is generally considered to be poor form. </p>
<p>Just look at it this way. Going to Harvard is like being a fan of the New York Yankees. Advertising that fact is just going to create unneceesary friction.</p>
<p>Which is ironic because it's in cambridge, but yeah. BU is like the Red Sox for more reasons than one. =D</p>
<p>This is an interesting article by Malcolm Gladwell (wrote Blink and Tipping Point) about Harvard Admissions:</p>
<p>whenever people ask me where i want to go to college, i just respond with "where ever i get in"</p>
<p>haha . . . I say, "Whichever college is the best fit for me."</p>
<p>Man, I hate it with a passion. I don't mind telling my teachers, but to any other adult, I just say Michigan, Northwestern, and Penn. I reluctantly tell my friends and classmates. I've gotten answers that very from "I know you'll get in. You're so freakin smart," to "I hate you...you're so freakin smart," and everything in between. I think the worst responses are the nonverbal stares that seemingly peer into your soul.</p>
<p>I always say I don't know if I stand a good chance of getting in, but they respond by telling me to shut up. It just puts too much pressure on you.</p>
<p>My friend got accepted into Columbia and now people have been telling me that I'm slacking because I haven't been accepted to any Ivies yet. Honestly, I don't know what to say to these people. I just feel like if I don't get in, people will look at me as if I'm not smart or something.</p>
<p>But if I get accepted, that's a whole different story. I'm gonna tell everybody.</p>
<p>now that I've gotten into Harvard, it seems like that's all anyone wants to talk to me about. </p>
<p>Does anyone else have that problem?</p>
<p>lol i don't think of it as a problem. It's kind of something people would be naturally curious about... like someone from a different country. I love to talk to them about what it's like to be from far away.</p>
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<p>Yes, it's very common. See post # 37.</p>
<p>hello Harvard kids</p>
<p>(this is a Princeton deferree, soon to be harvard Applicant)</p>
<p>um, everyone at my school knows that i applied ED to P-ton and i get simular responses like the ones you guys are detailing......the day i was expecting my mail, i had one girl tell me seriously not to do something darastic...i asked her what she meant, she was vague, i just laughed it off. i live in Va currently but have been to many states and the same holds true....</p>
<p>when i get back from break i have to tell so many people...wait never mind gossip getts around quick, probably only have to tell a couple to get the disscution going.....</p>
<p>goog luck to all you guys in RD!</p>