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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's going on with the bashing of Harvard on here?  Is it just a few folks?

The people being interviewed sounds sad.

This was not our experience with the hard working kids we know at Harvard.[/quote]

Well, Harvard is the easy school to attack. Because, Harvard. No one is punching down when it comes to Harvard.

But I do think there's an increasing sense that Harvard undergrad is very mediocre - whether due to grade inflation or all the hooked students. The best and brightest go elsewhere these days. And yet Harvard remains on top of the pedestal. So that bothers some people. I know that at my kids high school, an app to Harvard is regarded as pretentious and "striver" for lack of a better word. These are kids going for the brand rather than the education and experience. And people judge accordingly. [/quote]

Where are the best and brightest going?

There aren’t too many places that can beat Harvard Square for the traditional college experience.   Unless kids would rather stay at basic campuses with new apartment style dorms and more mall like and suburban.

The kids at Harvard won’t be having any problems.  They still have the top companies recruiting there.   I know two young guys recruited right out of the MBA program from Fidelity.  I doubt any school is free from students who end up not being able to keep up with the work.  There doesn’t have to be finger pointing, the student should transfer out.  [/quote]

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