What are the downsides of attending Harvard as an undergrad?

There aren't many. It's probably the premier undergraduate experience in the world and the student body is incredible. But here are some negatives: Social/cultural. Boston is cold and culturally not for everyone. The weather is classic New England -- cold, dreary, slushy, grey (winter), humid (summer). read more

Today, the downside of attending Harvard College for computer science is MIT is no longer Harvard’s engineering school, even though you can cross register for MIT courses. Unless what you are doing is done better at MIT, I see no downside attending Harvard College. read more

It's a good thing for Harvard that it generally offers better financial aid than almost anywhere else, and that it has physical resources and capital unmatched for an educational institution in the history of the world. read more

Well, as someone who thought that she would be much better-off at a LAC originally (my final decision was between Harvard and Williams), here was my reasoning for choosing Harvard: 1. Williams, like many LACs, is in the middle of nowhere. read more