Harvard, a real education, or just grade inflation?
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I'd be willing to bet that not one person who has answered this question before this answerer attended any ivy league college.
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I don't study at Harvard, but I do attend Columbia University which is in the Ivy League (along with Harvard.)  If you have any questions that you think I may be able to answer feel free to ask.
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i am not exactly sure but there is probally some kind of formula.  Like class size, test scores, incidents stuff like that.  Also the amount of graduates that get jobs there is probbally a myriad of things that go into it.  A schools are probbally more Ivy league also   ie more money and prestigous
190795
It depends on what school you want to go for. Harvard will want a higher GPA than a smaller school.
796714
Last year I was tutoring two kids from high school who were taking college courses. They both went to Harvard. One was the highest and the other was 3rd in his class at a top high school. They each had over 2300 on the SAT. They each had won a national gold medal in a tough science competition. One was captain of the math team and a soloist in the school orchestra on two instruments, the other one was captain of the debate team and a champion cross country runner (4th in state). They both acted in the school plays, and both of them were active in their churches and were leaders in student groups that did charity work with homeless people. \n\nWhat great kids! But the real thing about them was they were passionate about everything they did. That is the kind of kid who gets accepted to Harvard, and that is the kind of kid who belongs there.
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yeah i know it from a fake university.\n\n  ; )
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Mediocre. I feel that online schools take away  from the experience of being in a live college environment. Although the at home convenience may be helpful and beneficial to others, i think that everyone should participate from a college campus. However i believe the education offered is the same. Also i do believe that you learning may be easier when in the classroom setting.
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There are lots of different types of universities and colleges out there. While your current grades may not get you into Harvard, they will get you into many other very good schools. And if you are able to improve your GPA over the next year, they'll love that - schools often will weight later grades higher than earlier grades. You can also bolster your application with well written essays (you write well, so keep that up) and some strong extracurriculars. With extracurriculars, try to do at least one thing in depth - you don't have to do tonnes of stuff - in fact, it's better if you focus a bit and do a few things in depth. So if you have an interest, pursue it, and you'll be able to talk about that on your applications. And see how your SAT and PSAT go. \n\nIn fact, there are lots of schools out there that actively court serious students with B averages. \n\nSchools that you can look at - really good schools with great reputations that may fit you - include the following:\n\n\nIthaca\nFordham University\nMarymount\nSUNY Binghamton\nUMass Amherst\nBoston College\nQuinnipiac University\nClark University\nUniversity of New Hampshire\nUniversity of Vermont\n\n\nThose are just a few examples from the northeast. There are lots more. Some of these might be a slight stretch for you, but all are truly realistic.  \n\nThere's a resource, below, that might help you. You'll see a summary of the article, but I think you have to pay for access to the complete contents. Your parents may be willing once they see the summary. Or you may be able to pick up a copy at your local bookstore. I think it's, maybe $6.00.
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it depends on the student, if the student takes advantage of the curriculum then maybe, but when i was in highschool i went to public schools my entire life... but i am the type of person, that i want to know everything there is to know... I wanted to learn everything not even just what was in the curriculum i always asked questions beyond that... some of my teachers loved it and some hated it. in a private school, the child is forced to learn more, and if they do not want to learn more. then they will get worse grades which does not really help them get into better schools. the younger you begin to teach them the more they will want to learn... i knew how to read before i even started kindergarden and that was thanks to my grandma working with me everyday. i never attended preschool but yet i had the highest grade point average at my school. i had a 3.97. and a 4.0 is perfect.
594322
Money looks good tell the college your rich.  Thats how bush got into Harvard.  How else could a DumbAss like him get into Harvard.
560407
No online Ph.D. will be taken seriously anywhere in academia.  I have no real proof in regard to an Ed.D., but I strongly suspect that the same stigma would apply.
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Cambridge is ranked higher than Oxford so there goes my vote. It is also the school that has received the most Nobel prizes - something like 80. Harvard has 30 plus
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it depeends in your school.\nbut it may be equivalent to an A, or it may stay the same but is just regarded as higher than an A than in a regular class--for colleges
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"Replace" is a strong word.  I can see them becoming more readily accepted, and probably will become the dominant mechanism for some types of education, but I really think they will ultimately have more impact on K-12 than on universities, and they will never have any real impact on graduate school (beyond some isolated degree programs like the MBA).  The university may be able to farm out a lot of the required coursework...the same types that we used to try to CLEP out of years ago, but I can't see the majority of coursework becoming online only.  Still, the volume of classes that CAN become online will have a great effect on the way we do higher education.
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Would you believe an almost-guaranteed first was scuppered by a stupid mistake and a low grade for ONE assignment? \n\nJust work work work, baby... As our tutors keep saying, your grade doesn't matter in the real world. (which is stupid, because it does if you want to study...)
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Our system is capitalism.  That means you have more money if you rise.  You earn more.  Which means you can drive a car with air conditioning, your kids can go to the doctor when they are sick and you can afford the medicine prescribed, your spouse can stay home with the kids instead of day care, you can have vacations, high speed internet, digital camera, cotton clothes, warm water out of the tap, and the finer things in life.  People who want those things will try to rise...because of the economic and social advantages.  The idea here is equal OPPORTUNITY.  Everyone has the chance to work hard, or not.  Your results will be partly based on your effort, just like grades.  Trying for an 'a' is not doing anything bad to the other students who may only be trying for a 'c'
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Obviously, this is an opinion question.  In my opinion, Harvard is it.  I think they've done a lot in the last decade to open up to new ideas and creativity, and that increases their standing in my estimation.