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[quote=Anonymous]I liked the Penn tour. Really good guide who I sensed was kind of representative of the school. Thought the campus was fine - but I went to an urban school myself so nothing felt particularly gritty. But it also wasn't anything extraordinary. I got the sense that Wharton does dominate the school. The students seemed very business-like. Not unhappy necessarily, but already on the job.

Columbia seemed grim. Guide was also good - student-athlete. But his good cheer did not match the environment, which seemed dismal. Everyone looked unhappy. And so many smokers. It seemed like an incredibly stressful place to go to college. And NY always intensifies things.

We did a walk around at Harvard. Not a tour. So we were tourists - like probably 80 percent of the people wandering around Harvard. I think it'd be irritating to go to school and feel like a zoo animal whenever you step outside. For something as grandiose as Harvard, it's not that remarkable of a campus. And Harvard Square no longer has the dissolute charm that I remember from back in the day. Boring. I went to college nearby, and Harvard and environs does not have anything like the energy I remember. It felt corporate and inauthentic.

That's it for Ivy visits. DC didn't see himself at these three schools, and applied elsewhere. So useful visits regardless.  [/quote]

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