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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Aug 11, 2001
Pros: as long as you can pay, you are accepted.
Cons: the dorm rooms are not airconditioned.
Summary: I am a teacher in the Cambridge Public School system. Last May, an interesting email popped up in the "news" mail folder, asking for teachers to apply for a fellowship to study at Harvard Summer School. I downloaded that application within seconds of ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Oct 25, 2012
Pros: Inexpensive, aptitude irrelevant, transcript unnecessary, admission-for-all, TFs-are-students too, science pre-reqs: "check."
Cons: Cons: see pros; must be able to plug in formulae values ad nauseam.
Summary: The Harvard Extension School offers a no-admission-required program for those aspiring to medical school and vet school as part of a larger, diversified Harvard Extension School curriculum. The program allows anyone to register for classes up until ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 20, 2001
Pros: Political scene.
Cons: Not-so-great undergraduate academics.
Summary: Harvard and Yale are not only the most liberal universities, they are the most conservative ones out there as well. A seeming paradox? Not really, considering how much political debate occurs on these two campuses, with their incredible law schools and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2001
Pros: Diverse student body, rich resources and course offerings
Cons: not the best fit for extremists on either end
Summary: Upon beginning Harvard Divinity School after college 5 years ago, I was a bit apprehensive about attending a school full of "religious" people. Would I encounter a bunch of religious nuts? Pontificating preachers hell-bent (no pun intended) on ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 19, 2000
Pros: Unparalleled Academic Resources, Endless Extracurricular Activities, Wonderful Tradition and History, Great Location
Cons: None
Summary: My college experience at Harvard was as incredible as I thought it was going to be; in fact, it exceeded my expectations beyond anything I might have imagined, and, given the opportunity, I would do it all over again. There are few places like it in the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 2000
Pros: Tight-knit house community, Excellent administration, residents, tutors, and support, Dining hall is beautiful, Spacious Rooms, Peaceful setting of dorm
Cons: Long Walk to Harvard Square, Little Late night food nearby, Long walk to Friends by the River.
Summary: Freshman year when I opened my lottery placement envelope to find which of the upperclass houses at Harvard I would be placed into, I saw Pforzheimer House and my heart sank into my stomach. I had been "quadded." I had been banished to the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 17, 2000
Pros: Location on Mass Ave and in the Yard, Spacious Rooms, Entryway system,
Cons: Dust from Mass Ave, Tourists
Summary: Freshman year can be a very difficult time for college students. Leaving old friends behind, entering a totally new and foreign environment, and trying to meet new friends and find your niche in the college environment. Among the worries ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 2000
Pros: great for highly independent souls
Cons: tough for those seeking a little guidance
Summary: I stepped out of the car into Harvard Square, and I don't know how else to describe this--I felt electrified. There was something emanating from the brick sidewalks, perhaps, or from the strangely welcoming wrought-iron gates surrounding Harvard Yard. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2000
Pros: Personal attention, fascinating subject matter, great conversation starter
Cons: Honors only (thesis required), people ask what your 'real major' is, everyone wants to know how you will get a job
Summary: As an undergraduate, I majored in Folklore and Mythology with special fields in Women's Studies and Afro-American Studies. Folklore and Mythology (F&M for short) is a small concentration at Harvard, there are maybe two dozen students concentrating ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2000
Pros: Courtyard, nice dining hall, close to yard
Cons: small rooms
Summary: I lived in Lowell during my Sophmore and Junior year at Harvard. My room mate and I chose Lowell because of it's great dining hall (with plenty of belgian waffles w/ strawberry sauce on Sundays) and closeness to the Yard and the libraries. Lowell has a ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 21, 2000
Pros: Tolerating environment, rich academic resources, diverse environment, famous professors, helpful student services, generous financial aid
Cons: A little too big and impersonal, professors can't teach
Summary: Let me start by debunking a commonly held view of Harvard: It's only for rich kids. The truth is, while Harvard's tuition is not cheap, once you are admitted, the school does everything to make sure you can afford it.
Harvard College does not ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 14, 2000
Pros: Exercise, improve your skills, try new sports
Cons: Competitive in the playoffs, bored refs.
Summary: Although most Harvard students realize that exercise is important, getting them to go out and actually play intramural sports ("IMs") is usually quite a challenge.
I played IMs a lot throughout my time at Harvard, including being the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 14, 2000
Pros: Closest to Yard, more personality than any other House
Cons: At times a bit too 'quirky'.
Summary: Although it used to be people got to choose their Houses (House is Harvard's term for an upperclass dorm), these days people are randomly sorted into Houses. So while the Houses had developed a good bit of personality when their residents were ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 4, 2000
Pros: If you take the initiative, you'll definitely benefit from this school
Cons: It's often hard to make the effort
Summary: My first night at Harvard, I had trouble falling asleep. I was excited and
nervous, and although my roommates and I were eager to meet our classmates, there was a loud voice in my head that kept repeating, over and over, each time more emphatic than ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 4, 2000
Pros: Fair process, thorough admissions personnel and application readers, financial need-blind
Cons: It's VERY hard to get in
Summary: You're a high school senior right now, or maybe a parent of one, and you're desperate to get into a good college like Harvard. It's an arduous process, I know. You're probably well-versed on all the standard advice: get good grades, score well on ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 3, 2000
Pros: rigorous academics, endless extracurriculars, fantastic people, beautiful campus
Cons: sometimes inaccessible professors, lousy sports fans
Summary: The way I see it, there are three major categories which define one's life at college. In alphabetical order: academics, extracurricular activities, and social life. As a current Harvard undergraduate, let me impart to you my opinions on how the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2000
Pros: Not Impossible
Cons: Not too easy either
Summary: When I entered Harvard University last fall, I had no idea what to expect academically. Of course I had heard all about how it is a great learning institution filled with some of the greatest professors, but this really didn't mean much to me. I wanted ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 17, 2000
Pros: convenient location
Cons: horrible service
Summary:
In a word, Harvard University Health Services are abominable. The staff is horribly disorganized, it is next to impossible to get an appointment when you need one, and the majority of the doctors are inept. I would not normally be so unequivocal ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 17, 2000
Pros: Winning
Cons: It only lasts four short years
Summary: By way of a review, I thought it best to provide some of my general impressions of rowing -- a sport which is known well to only a few though widely misunderstood by a great many. Hopefully, the fact that these observations are largely colored by my ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 18, 2000
Pros: Well organized, many sports, very open
Cons: Not competitive enough, too few participants
Summary: Basically, like everything else at Harvard, intramural sports (often called IMs) are only as good as what you (and maybe a few friends) put into it.
Freshman and upperclassmen have two separate IM systems, but both attempt to make it ... read more
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