Many Harvard students don’t go to class

[Anonymous]

The Ivies and Stanford have always been overrated. Parents here equate good education experience to their kids practically being provided the answers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And still get good grades. Mostly due to grade inflation..

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/harvard-students-absenteeism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Seriously, if students are not doing their reading, participating in discussions, what is the point of going to Harvard then? Just to get a job?

The more I hear about Harvard, the less respect I have for Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And still get good grades. Mostly due to grade inflation..

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/harvard-students-absenteeism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Seriously, if students are not doing their reading, participating in discussions, what is the point of going to Harvard then? Just to get a job?

The more I hear about Harvard, the less respect I have for Harvard.

But the article is clear that it is the students, not Harvard, making these choices because the students feel in order to get a top internship they must distinguish themselves by club work, which takes a lot of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And still get good grades. Mostly due to grade inflation..

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/harvard-students-absenteeism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Seriously, if students are not doing their reading, participating in discussions, what is the point of going to Harvard then? Just to get a job?

The more I hear about Harvard, the less respect I have for Harvard.

But the article is clear that it is the students, not Harvard, making these choices because the students feel in order to get a top internship they must distinguish themselves by club work, which takes a lot of time.

Harvard allows the kids to register for more than one class that takes place at the same time, which is just insane.

[Anonymous]

What’s wrong with aspiring to be like Hermione Granger?