Harvard University
- Athletics

Getting There

Football and basketball are on the rise this year! Crew and squash are the only teams that consistently do well, though.

Depends on the Sport...

Sports teams get lots of resources (aka money), but the quality of the team and coaches depends a lot on the sport. Also, the culture of Harvard is that "coolness" depends on things other than athletic prowess, which I think is a shocker for some of the athletes. Here you're cool if you're smart and successful. Athletes have to work really hard to get great grades and still keep up with their sports. We have a great women's hockey team, men's basketball team, crew teams, etc. Don't come to Harvard for volleyball. I'm not really familiar with the other sports. Don't come to Harvard if you want to go pro, but do come if you want to play sports in college and then go into a different profession.

It's There

It's there, it's fun, it's big, it's successful. That's most students' attitude--acknowledging the existence of sports on campus, but not having enough time to actually participate ( as an athlete or spectator ( unless you're on a team of course, in which case good luck))