New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Harvard or Stanford for Undergrad?
Ask HN: Harvard or Stanford for Undergrad?
2 by HvsS | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Hi, I was admitted this last admissions cycle to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cambridge for undergrad. I want to stay in the US and study CS so it came down to Stanford vs Harvard. Stanford was a bit cheaper, has a slightly better CS program, and has a good location, so I ended up choosing Stanford, but it could have gone either way. Parents and people around me are questioning why I turned down Harvard for Stanford. Do you think I am missing out on anything by not taking Harvard? I feel a bit bad about missing out on the "old world prestige" that people keep referencing where I live; it seems Harvard has a lot more of that than Stanford. I am in the DMV area, by the way, if that matters (maybe that is why there is a bias for Harvard?). I know both are great, but I am having second thoughts, concerned that I could have made a better decision. Let me know what you think.
2 by HvsS | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Hi, I was admitted this last admissions cycle to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cambridge for undergrad. I want to stay in the US and study CS so it came down to Stanford vs Harvard. Stanford was a bit cheaper, has a slightly better CS program, and has a good location, so I ended up choosing Stanford, but it could have gone either way. Parents and people around me are questioning why I turned down Harvard for Stanford. Do you think I am missing out on anything by not taking Harvard? I feel a bit bad about missing out on the "old world prestige" that people keep referencing where I live; it seems Harvard has a lot more of that than Stanford. I am in the DMV area, by the way, if that matters (maybe that is why there is a bias for Harvard?). I know both are great, but I am having second thoughts, concerned that I could have made a better decision. Let me know what you think.
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