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[quote=Anonymous]My best friend went to Harvard and graduated in 2006.  We joke that she is 4 years younger than us because of the social retardation of Harvard (as compared to the rest of the group which graduated from brown, gtown, furman, duke).  So what you hear is true for some people.  However,  college is what you make of it.  My dear friend is a book worm and her parents are both MDs and always set very high expectations for her academically.  However, most of her roommates were very similar.   I remember finding them socially awkward.  They would show up for a party at 8pm, play beer pong with water, and have discussions that were a little "high level" for your average keg party.  None of these are bad things just a few examples of what contributed to an odd social experience.  If your daughter is more social than my friend she will likely have a better experience than my friend and hopefully meet more outgoing people.  Also, there are a lot of kids attending there who are planning to run for president. No, like president of the United States.  It was like they were running a constant meet and great campaign whenever they met someone - kind of funny.  But I'm sure that's at other competitive schools as well.

I think my friend really appreciated the academic opportunities at Harvard and the internships it led to.  She went on to take a 1 year break after graduating and then went to med school at Emory.  She specifically chose Emory over other more prestigious schools so she could attempt to have a more normal or balanced social life.[/quote]

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