Second thoughts about Harvard?

[Anonymous]

Why, hard part is over. Unless kid is really lazy they will coast through with a 3.8 and have a leg up entering the job market.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think anyone actually enjoys going to Harvard undergrad these days. They go for the brand and the network.

This. It’s a worthwhile investment in that regard.

Are you sure? 50 year old reputation doesn't matter for the future. What have Harvard students from the last 20 years accomplished?

Zuckerberg founded Facebook 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

What is your greatest regret?

Not going to Hamilton College. I never really felt comfortable at Harvard.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/15/charlie-baker-takes-proust-questionnaire/p2B2GsYFIUnYnVLsZCiX3I/story.html

[Anonymous]

DC starting at a different Ivy this fall. He would switch to Harvard if he could. He hopefully won’t feel like that forever, but that’s the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Harvard is large, urban and, perhaps, antagonistic toward religion. If you accept these characteristics, then you should not regret a choice to attend Harvard.

Harvard has a Divinity school, which you would know if you had ever set foot on its large, urban campus.

I don't believe the OP will be attending Harvard Divinity. In any case, those familiar with Harvard University may sense an antagonism to, in a broad sense, counter-Enlightenment ideas. With respect to religion specifically, The Week, for example, describes "tensions":

A surprising announcement on Thursday revived tensions between Harvard's original mission and its more recent secular orientation.

https://theweek.com/life/religion/1004181/harvards-new-chaplain-is-an-atheist-is-that-a-contradiction

[Anonymous]

I am an alum and I have started giving to Harvard again.

[Anonymous]

So Harvard elected an atheist as its head "chaplain". Seems Harvard doesn't know the definition of the word "Chaplain", and I suspect this lack of understanding has spread to its so called "Divinity" School.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Harvard is large, urban and, perhaps, antagonistic toward religion. If you accept these characteristics, then you should not regret a choice to attend Harvard.

Harvard has a Divinity school, which you would know if you had ever set foot on its large, urban campus.

I don't believe the OP will be attending Harvard Divinity. In any case, those familiar with Harvard University may sense an antagonism to, in a broad sense, counter-Enlightenment ideas. With respect to religion specifically, The Week, for example, describes "tensions":

A surprising announcement on Thursday revived tensions between Harvard's original mission and its more recent secular orientation.

https://theweek.com/life/religion/1004181/harvards-new-chaplain-is-an-atheist-is-that-a-contradiction

The new head chaplain was elected by 30 chaplains. Only the anti-athiest whiner author of the article saw "tensions".

Ethical humanism unifies unifies the best parts of all religions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone getting cold feet?

Yep. Kid is just going to apply to UDC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think anyone actually enjoys going to Harvard undergrad these days. They go for the brand and the network.

This. It’s a worthwhile investment in that regard.

Are you sure? 50 year old reputation doesn't matter for the future. What have Harvard students from the last 20 years accomplished?

Zuckerberg founded Facebook 20 years ago.

Zuck? The college dropout?

[Anonymous]

I don't think this administration poses an existential threat to Harvard.

So no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Harvard elected an atheist as its head "chaplain". Seems Harvard doesn't know the definition of the word "Chaplain", and I suspect this lack of understanding has spread to its so called "Divinity" School.

It seems you don't know the definition of "chaplain", so I wouldn't worry about whether to take advantage a hypothetical Harvard acceptance, if I were you

[Anonymous]

People go to Harvard for the name. Undergrad experience is better at schools like Princeton, Brown, and Dartmouth. But the Harvard brand name is huge so most choose Harvard if accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think anyone actually enjoys going to Harvard undergrad these days. They go for the brand and the network.

This. It’s a worthwhile investment in that regard.

Are you sure? 50 year old reputation doesn't matter for the future. What have Harvard students from the last 20 years accomplished?

Zuckerberg founded Facebook 20 years ago.

Zuck? The college dropout?

Yes, "Zuck", the Harvard college dropout who founded the company with classmates, took the brand and network with him, raised money from alumni, and hired his classmates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think this administration poses an existential threat to Harvard.

So no.

Harvard is forever. Donald Trump won't last much longer.