{"id":120,"date":"2008-10-25T06:22:36","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T06:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/?p=120"},"modified":"2015-09-18T10:16:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T10:16:42","slug":"four-reasons-not-to-attend-harvard-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/2008\/10\/25\/four-reasons-not-to-attend-harvard-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Four reasons NOT to attend Harvard University"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harvard University is one of the most reputable and well-known educational institutions in the world.\u00a0 Year after year, students apply to Harvard, hoping to get into the prestigious and historical university.\u00a0 While a minority of the applicants get accepted into the school, there is a large number of Harvard applicants who get rejected.\u00a0 All is not lost if you are one of the people who did not get into Harvard.\u00a0 Aside from the fact that you can still go to one of the many other great schools around the world, here are some other reasons why you shouldn\u2019t go to Harvard University:<\/p>\n

Infamous Harvard graduates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harvard has produced some of the most influential people in the world, including numerous Nobel\u00a0 laureates, a range of Pulitzer Prize winners, and no less than eight US Presidents.(1)\u00a0 Aside from some of these role model figures, however, some Harvard alumni have gained fame through their not-so-admirable feats.\u00a0 Theodore Kaczynski, for example, received his Harvard undergraduate degree only to go on and become the world-famous Unabomber.\u00a0 Kaczynski\u2019s neo-Luddite philosophy ultimately resulted in him carrying out numerous bombings on airliners and universities around the country.(2)\u00a0 Isoroku Yamamoto, who studied in Harvard from 1919 to 1921, later became the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.\u00a0 Yamamoto played a crucial role in planning and executing the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.(3)\u00a0 Some other infamous Harvard alumni include Charles K. Lee, who embezzled over $100,000 from a charity for children with leukemia, and Ernst Hanfstaengl, who became a close friend and confidant of Adolf Hitler.(4,5)<\/p>\n

A Harvard education in exchange for an arm and a leg<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another reason you may not want to attend Harvard is because the school\u2019s tuition cost too much.\u00a0 Sure you\u2019re getting premium education, but does that mean you have to sell off your arm, leg, and both kidneys to pay for tuition?\u00a0 In 2007, the school had a tuition increase of about 3.9%, bringing the tuition to over $31,000.(6)\u00a0 In February, 2009, the school announced a 3.5% increase on tuition for the 2009-2010 school year, which means that the tuition would cost over $33,500.(7)\u00a0 Before you break your bank, you may want to look into other, more affordable academic institutions.<\/p>\n

Snobbish student body<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harvard is full of snobbish and spoiled rich kids who can be quite arrogant.\u00a0 Aside from the annoying name-dropping, you will probably also have to deal with a bunch of high-brow peers who act as though something is stuck up their behinds.\u00a0 You can probably find a few friends you can get along with, but, for the most part, you\u2019ll probably be dealing with a bunch of brats who are used to getting their way \u2013 even if it means having to step over you.<\/p>\n

Just want to graduate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, we all know that Harvard has produced a bunch of graduates who have helped to change the world, inspire world peace, or make some great change that has affected the lives of many.\u00a0 Not everyone is planning to be on the list of the 100 most influential people though.\u00a0 If all you want is an education, then you may want to settle for a different school.\u00a0 All of the hype about making the world a better place may just not be your thing.\u00a0 Next time you feel bad about not studying in Harvard University, take a quick peek back at this list and rest assured in the fact that Harvard has its downsides too.<\/p>\n

(1)\u00a0 http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Harvard_University_people
\n(2)\u00a0 http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/US\/9604\/03\/unabomber\/index.html
\n(3)\u00a0 http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isoroku_Yamamoto
\n(4)\u00a0 http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chas_Lee
\n(5)\u00a0 http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernst_Hanfstaengl
\n(6)\u00a0 http:\/\/www.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/2007\/03.22\/03-tuition.html
\n(7)\u00a0 http:\/\/www.news.harvard.edu\/r\/tuition.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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