Harvard’s campus and vibe is underwhelming
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Anonymous
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Harvard yard’s grass is terribly maintained considering the resources available.
The buildings are copy and paste Georgian brick and not done well. Cambridge is nicer than New Haven or Providence but Yale and brown have way better campuses As for the vibes and kids — a lot of convergence with MIT I don’t remember the difference between Harvard kids vibes/look being this different from BC kids 20 years ago but in 2024 they seem to be starkly different |
Anonymous
| Well you don’t go to Harvard for the grass… |
Anonymous
| I couldn’t get over how touristy the whole place felt. Mind you, I was one of them 😂 |
Anonymous
+1 
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Anonymous
| Did you read the Reddit from the Harvard kid someone posted today? Seems like an awful place to be. |
Anonymous
| Yes, that's well known, OP. Just find your or your child's best fit. It will be all right. |
Anonymous
| Cambridge is cool. I like the Wiggles dorm. |
Anonymous
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The campus has always been underwhelming. I remember the first time I was there a gazillion years ago and thinking that I somehow missed the "real" Harvard. That it was around here somewhere, but clearly I couldn't quite find it. But nope. What you see is what you get. Just follow the tourists.
At least back in the day Harvard Square was somewhat interesting. But with gentrification, even that's gone. That whole area of Cambridge has become rather charmless. Not sure what the plan is. A striver, grinder school surrounded by chain stores seems to be the vibe of Harvard today. It doesn't seem like a fun place. But the better parties were always at MIT anyway, so nothing new there. |
Anonymous
| bitter much, OP? I went there and though it was magic. Never once partied with MIT. My classmates were fascinating then and now |
Anonymous
Op here - no I was visiting some faculty Will check it out |
Anonymous
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I'm 55 and went to university in England, but one of my best friends went to Harvard, as did pretty much everyone in her family. She is still one of the most interesting, strategically clever people I've ever met. We've been friends since our early teens and I really think her extraordinary brain is what got her into Harvard and brought her so much success, and the same for her peers.
You can talk about grass and buildings all you like. |
Anonymous
+1. what an idiot. |
Anonymous
sounds like a good start for Harvard essay |
Anonymous
| the grass!? It's called Brown Patch, OP . Also the grass got trampled last year in the quad and before Widener by the DEI protesters who put up tents and destroyed the lawn. Why put money into it when they are undoubtedly returning this fall to camp out again?https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/massachusetts/worcester-ma/4-common-lawn-diseases-found-in-massachusetts/ |
Anonymous
Right? I hear the weed is good there. |