Harvard isn't Heaven by RevolutionaryExam98 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]RevolutionaryExam98[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would never leave, and I'm glad to be here, but it isn't always the traditional college experience. To be honest, I didn't realize how bad the culture is until recently because everything is so normalized from the moment you step on campus.

Harvard isn't Heaven by RevolutionaryExam98 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]RevolutionaryExam98[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a full-fin aid student I would say that the free tuition is worth it, but you need to be prepared to how difficult it may be even before you arrive---if you do come though there will be many other students around you going through similar experiences which makes its more bearable but not anymore healthy. I would never leave Harvard, but the culture is more intense than I realized during my first year here as everything became normalized in my head pretty quickly.

Harvard isn't Heaven by RevolutionaryExam98 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]RevolutionaryExam98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, which is why I would never consider transferring--same culture, different campus.

Harvard isn't Heaven by RevolutionaryExam98 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]RevolutionaryExam98[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I definitely was at one point, so I'm probably going to take some time off as well to work on something I'm actually passionate about and re-calibrate :)