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I think most people would say the value of a Harvard education is in the name on your degree, not the content of the courses. That said, there's a quote from G

I think most people would say the value of a Harvard education is in the name on your degree, not the content of the courses. That said, there's a quote from Good Will Hunting that seems appropriate here: "You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library."

qntty 6y ago
Most of the value is the friends you make and the informal relationships you develop with professors and other people at the university. For someone who already has friends to talk about academic things with, and who doesn't need the structure of a curriculum, Will is right.