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In their experience as counselors, Tell and Rounds say that there is certainly an image that Harvard students seek to maintain.
According to Tell, students want to be seen as organized, on top of their stuff. “It’s not true for everyone, but at a high-achieving school there is a sense of the importance of looking put together,” she says.
What students choose to accentuate or conceal is, to be sure, different for each individual, but there are things that most are generally less willing to broadcast to the masses: eating disorders, stress, family problems, relationship problems—anything, in essence, that can be perceived as a weakness. Anything...
“Our school is pretty small and tight-knit,” reflects Tej A. Toor ’10, the creator of isawyouharvard.com. “There is a sense that you know people.”
“You can say whatever you want to on the Internet,” Toor explains. “There is no name attached. You don’t need to put in your e-mail address anywhere. Even I as the administrator have no idea who is...