<p>Because it’s like Duke, except with snow and without hot breakfasts in the cafeterias.</p>
<p>I think you all are in love with being successful and socially placed, not with the academic matter itself. An academic love comes with fascination and dedication that borders on obsession. You can’t expect to have an academic love this early in your life. And hanging out with people who think like you do isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. In fact, my best relationships are the ones with people who weren’t like me at all. I find the best personalities in those who aren’t at the top of the social ladder. </p>
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<p>You state all these assumptions about the student body of Harvard without ever knowing if a talented student is a halfway interesting one or just an automaton with his focus solely on the way he is perceived by others. Sure, lots of people are friendly, but how many are true friends? And if the typical Harvard student is anything like you people, he or she is too busy basking in the prestige of Harvard to ever be “welcoming.”</p>
<p>No kidding it’s better to do homework with smart people. That’s a given. But would you really want to hang out with clones of you all day? I think within a short time you’d find yourself to be dull and uninteresting.</p>
<p>infamous harvard chicks</p>
<p>It’s where the party people at.</p>
<p>^ haha 10char</p>
<p>after reading through this, i think a lot of people want to go to harvard because they were dissatisfied with their high school life cause they were labled nerd, geek, socially ■■■■■■■■, etc. they believe they will be better off surrounded by other intelligent people. if this is the case, i would imagine a lot of people are in for a huge awakening @ college.</p>
<p>Actually I want to go to Yale. 
But Harvard’s pretty sweet if I was to go there my reasons would be:</p>
<p>-It’s in an uban environmet
-Great Poly Sci program
-Ability to double major
-Multiple study abroad options especially in England (my mom was born in England as was her mom’s side of the family and my grandma promised when I graduated she would take me :))
-Lovely cold winters 
<-Michigan girl here
-Near Boston which is an amazing city where sooo much history happened. I loove history and I looved APUSH! I’m weird I know.
-Lots of opportunities
-Great FA package
-Amazing faculty
-Good Spanish program
-Lots of ECs </p>
<p>I have more, but I won’t go on.</p>
<p>you know who has a good spanish program? mexico</p>
<p>**** you red sox fan</p>
<p>go kill yourself</p>
<p>I want to go toHarvard because this school contains the largest number of successful people. It’s not that Harvard is the reason they’re success but that they themself win Harvard and their success.</p>
<p>=> this is where the best come to => biggest reason.</p>
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<p>Not exactly. I went to their tour/information session on Saturday and my guide said his entire time at Harvard, he knew TWO undergrad students that had cars. The student parking lot is across the river on the complete OTHER side of campus and he said it’s more inconvenient to have a car than to not have one.</p>
<p>They say that to encourage prospects to not bring a car</p>
<p>I did want to go to Harvard because:</p>
<p>1) Name Recognition- the prestige that comes with attending the top university in the world.
2) Networking- the ability to meet amazing people and work with them, and simultaneously have them push you to become your best.
3) Intellectual Stimulation- I love to debate and pursue my academic interests, and what better place to test your abilities than Harvard.
4) A liberal arts education.</p>
<p>I eventually decided against it for personal reasons, along with underlying aspects of the campus that did not seem endearing to me. In the end I choose a school where I felt more comfortable and could see myself happier after 4 years (it helped to have supportive parents).</p>
<p>Also some vice presidents, economists, lawyers, business people.</p>
<p>I disagree. Harvard has more than smart people. There are talented driven people there.</p>
<p>1) Name Recognition- the prestige that comes with attending the top university in the world.
2) Networking- the ability to meet amazing people and work with them, and simultaneously have them push you to become your best.
3) Intellectual Stimulation- I love to debate and pursue my academic interests, and what better place to test your abilities than Harvard.
4) A liberal arts education.</p>
<p>good reasons</p>
<p>bad reasons
people there are successful. i would say the majority of people are successful there b/c their families are hooked up, so when they get out the have opportunities lined up</p>
<p>I wanted to go to Harvard to study undergrad business until I realized it didn’t exist lol</p>