Talk:Harvard College

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[edit] Myopia

1. there's a strange link at the top of the page: http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=Harvard_College&params=42.376253_N_-71.116433_E_type:landmark_region:US&title=Harvard+College Why is it there? Should someone get rid of it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.211.181.169 (talk) 23:25, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=*&q=Myopia 2. lack of foresight or discernment; obtuseness. 3. narrow-mindedness; intolerance.

Which could be used to describe that ridiculous bite about Harvard being the best uni in the world. It's absolutely utterly ridiculous and it shows what arrogant blowhards people in the US are. Oxford, Cambridge, Sorbonne - need one go on? I think many people resent your attitude and I'm on their side.

What a lovely article. I came here to contribute but I don't see any need. -Ikkyu2 21:59, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] specific organisations

(from the deleted HCS article; there should be a brief table with entries for each org with dozens of students)

The Harvard Computer Society is a student group in Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The object of the society is to to promote and develop interest in computing and information technologies among members of the Harvard community.

i came to give more to this but it is great and it doesn't need any thing at all. You guys have to put where Harvard College is for all of those dumbos out there!!!!! DAH

You need to include requirements to get into Harvard.

I don't think that's necessary, as the admissions information communicates the competitiveness. The "requirements" are no different than those for any other US university.DMCer 03:19, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] First paragraph

The first paragraph, it seems to me, sets up a false parallel. The New York Times is explicitly discussing prestige, and points out that quality is not necessarily the same; U.S. News is discussing quality only. Chick Bowen 19:45, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I sort* of see your point. I think they're both related in a sense, but perhaps the word "conversely" should be changed to further the point of the preceding sentence? -DMCer 03:22, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
How about this? Accurate and neutral, and as prose it works fine, I think. Chick Bowen 19:39, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Looks good.-DMCer 01:53, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 80% a list of campus groups

This article's current quality is very poor due to the long, badly-structured list that counts for most of the content. For any future contributors, I'd suggest looking at some university/college FAs, then beginning to improve the quality of this article so it reflects [at least the sections] of the featured articles.--DMCer™ 07:12, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Admissions

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=521594 This is the link that verifies the edit that I have put in, in regards to the 27,000+ applicants. I do not know how to put in the reference code though.

"Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 said Wednesday that the figure now stands at 27,278—up from last year’s pool of 22,955—and may increase slightly in the coming days." Quixotic Rick (talk) 19:05, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, Wikipedia really needs to work on making reference formatting more accessible. I'll put this in for now.—DMCer™ 20:07, 22 January 2008 (UTC)