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Lamonster
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Major: Computer Science
Wrote review as: Sophomore
Extracurriculars: Asian American Dance Troupe, Crimson Photo, Kirkland House IM Crew
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Gender: Female
Race: Asian- American
Political Leaning: Center
High School: Montgomery Blair High School
What other colleges did you apply to?: MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Caltech, Duke, University of Maryland
Were you a transfer student?: No
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What are some stereotypes about Harvard students?

- Grade inflation
- Bad parties
- Stuck-up kids
- Liberal, godless college with too much sex
- Hardly any sex

Are the stereotypes accurate?

In response to...

- Grade inflation: We compensate for it with harder classes.
- Bad parties: If you're a guy, pay 10k a year and join a finals club. If you're a girl, start coming onto those rich boys.
- Stuck-up kids: Fine, don't go to a finals club.
- Too much sex: Ever heard of True Love Revolution? You'll fit right in!
- Too little sex: Ever heard that the condom boxes are restocked weekly? And that you can buy the birth control pill at a blowout discount from the Harvard pharmacy?

Harvard: The Big Picture

I can understand skipping meals, but I don't understand skipping breakfast. While the other meals could be lackluster to revolting, HUDS never fails at breakfast. (except for Sunday mornings)

Harvard Academic Life

Who cares about academics when there's six-figure finance jobs eagerly advertising themselves at OCS's career fairs, which are unrivaled in their balanced representation of the careers available to Harvard students? Why study for final exams in January when there's 50 companies to apply to on E-recruiting? With Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers to impress, who wouldn't take Capital Markets and cross-register for Accounting at MIT?

So much talent and so many dreams enter Harvard every fall. Somehow, they emerge from the crucible as so many cogs for the finance machine.

Harvard's Student Body

There's a place for everyone. If you don't belong to anything, you probably don't go to this school.

Harvard Student Activities + Social Life

There's an exorbitant number of resume-padding clubs, particularly those related to finance and Asian issues.

In Closing ...

What's the worst thing about Harvard?
Relationship killer

What's the best thing about Harvard?
People

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