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I’m going to miss this place. Almost nothing anyone told me about Harvard has been accurate. "You’ll be surrounded by attractive men who want to take you out to expensive meals and share your opinions about Proust!" "You will get on the Lampoon instantly...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Harvard Rules | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

And that’s the thing about Harvard. When I graduate, I know that the Harvard name will brand me regardless of what field I try to enter, possibly because I have literally branded the words "Harvard Class of 2010" on my forehead. But it will have been worth...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Harvard Rules | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Still, I have very few complaints, the only big one being that the dining-hall services stopped serving scrod on a regular basis after I sent them a heart-felt letter telling them how much I enjoyed it. Sometimes I think about it and start coughing violently with emotion, usually...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Harvard Rules | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

People often tell me that their college years were the best years of their lives. Admittedly, some of these people live in that area outside of the Coop and spend all day sitting in one position holding a cardboard sign with grammatical errors. But if Harvard has taught me one...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Harvard Rules | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

But the best part about Harvard is not the three extremely proximate Starbucks locations, the glorious libraries, or those people in section with unclear genders. It is something more elusive: the feeling of not being the smartest person in the room. Whenever I am not at Harvard, I make a...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Harvard Rules | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

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