<p>To the applicants of the Class of 2012, what draws you to the school?</p>
<p>It's Harvard ;)</p>
<p>Beautiful campus
Amazing breadth and depth in studies
Emphasis on the learning process, rather than just the content only
Very diverse and welcoming school body
Good Arabic Program
Harvard MUN</p>
<p>But I cannot deny that the name attracts me as well :)</p>
<p>ditto...minus the arabic...lol</p>
<p>professor steven gortler....personal hero of mine lol</p>
<p><em>stares at interviewer blankly</em>
Pardon?
<em>awkward silence</em></p>
<p>small seminar classes with renowned professors
interesting/diverse/talented students
creative writing
economics
BOSTON
best friend</p>
<p>I'm a history nerd and I find that Boston and Harvard are fantastic walks into history. I love the brick buildings and the brick roads; it's charming. I also love Boston. Their seafood rivals that of Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco if not surpasses it! Also, the house system is superior. I love that small college feel in a large university that has many, many resources available to its students from the humungous mega-library to the most talented student body in the country (if not the world), as well as the brilliant professors and faculty.</p>
<p>I'm a 2014, not 2012, applicant, but anyway...</p>
<p>beautiful campus
emphasis on learning, not just the content learned
diverse, friendly, talented, intelligent, and welcoming school body
great medical program
prestigious school name
can study almost everything
world-renowned professors
know alumni personally who loved the school
just seems like a great place to be</p>
<p>lol @ kwu! I did that during my Princeton interview...</p>
<p>Harvard greatest stepping stone to success.</p>
<p>I’ve always wanted to go. They have the best professors and a lot of studies. It gives you extra prestige. I want to study at their sisters school, Cambridge and England. I want to go to their law school also.</p>
<p>As a 2014 applicant interested in politics, the above reasons apply to me, but, more importantly, 5 of our Presidents attended Harvard College. Furthermore, 2 Presidents, including the current, attended Harvard Law. Boston is a great place to be. Great university town. But as a student with hopes of pursing a political career on the national stage, Harvard is the place to be. No disrespect, but wouldn’t you say that there’s a more clear-cut path to Washington through Harvard than through the University of (Insert State Name)? Just look on Fastweb, the internships for politics majors are in Boston, or N.Y. and D.C., which are short train-rides away.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that a Harvard education guarantees a spot in the White House. But, I believe there’s no coincidence that about half of the 43 men who have served as President have connections to either Harvard or Yale.</p>
<p>“<em>stares at interviewer blankly</em>
Pardon?
<em>awkward silence</em>”</p>
<p>I did that in my Princeton interview as well, too. It just caught me off guard for a second, and then I answered.</p>
<p>-Offers all the majors I’m interested in
-It’s in Boston
-HUCE: center for environmental research
-Prestige attracts opportunities: money for research, chances to meet people at the top of their fields, etc.</p>
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<p>Except like 3 of them attended Harvard before most of the University of (Insert State Name)s existed…</p>
<p>everybody who posted really seems like they like harvard for the name, not the university.</p>
<p>./facepalm</p>
<p>how’s this? I want to go to Harvard because of the people they admit. Or rather, Harvard admits bright, intelligent students that love some aspect of academia, be it a certain subject or just a love for learning in general. Harvard admits students that are deeply involved in extracurricular activities that they care about. Harvard students will join activities that they think are fun, and some of these activities will be academic. Some students at Harvard will go above and beyond to make their activities fun; managing them, and for competitive activities, they’ll go above and beyond to do well in competition. I love learning; I love math; I love science; I love history; I don’t like english as much but oh well… I love my ECs and really want to do well in them; I manage them and take on extra work to ensure that the entire team does well… so Harvard is kind of where I want to be - surrounded by people who think like me. Or at least, knowing lots of people who do.</p>
<p>At least, that’s my idealized impression, and if our dreams aren’t ideals… then what are they?</p>
<p>Puzzle you sound like your putting yourself on a pedestal and feel like you must be surrounded by people who are “equal” to you.</p>
<p>You’re not that special or different. You’re average. remember that</p>
<p>ok, i feel the need to say this before I actually reply: the following reply is meant to be pleasant and conversational. please don’t take it any other way.</p>
<p>I said I would like to be surrounded by people who think like I do. I certainly did not intend to “put myself on a pedestal.” The reason I love being around people who think like I do is because everything sort of clicks faster that way… I often work on chem homework with my friends for this reason - if someone’s stuck the next person’s like “nope remember X” and then the person gets it. Or if a lot of us are stuck we start thinking out loud and eventually we’ll get it and it’s a lot of fun in the process. Harvard seems like a place where I can meet a lot of people like that, you know? maybe I’m wrong. I suppose I’ll get a better impression of the university when i visit. I hope no one took offense at my comments; they certainly weren’t intended to do so.</p>
<p>and you know… i think there’s a lot of truth in saying that everyone is special or different, and please don’t kill me for using such a cliche.</p>
<p>EDIT: also, that’s not to say I don’t like meeting people who don’t think exactly the same way as I do.</p>