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> He assumes that you should go to Harvard because you want to get a good job and leave with the best qualifications. This is not why you should go to Harvard.
by mcherm 13y ago
> He assumes that you should go to Harvard because you want to get a good job and leave with the best qualifications. This is not why you should go to Harvard. [...] students should really be going to Harvard to become better people.
Nevertheless, that is why people DO go to Harvard. For qualifications, connections, and the boost to their reputation. $250,000 (assuming you graduate in 4 years) is an awfully expensive way to become a better person if that is your sole goal.
- superuser2 13y agoI'm guessing you haven't done the financial aid process on a while. http://npc.fas.harvard.edu/ http://npc.fas.harvard.edu/ Even for a family making $100,000/year, Harvard's net price is roughly half that of public school ($12,600 compared to $25,000). At US median wage ($50,000) Harvard is free to parents and $4,600/year to students, which is a reasonable expectation for summer and term-time work. No one (in the US) pays full price at a high-end Ivy unless their parents can afford it. You can only rack up huge amounts of debt at state schools and less prestigious (and therefore poorly endowed) private schools.