Why I left Harvard early | benkuhn.net
Last July, I finalized my decision to go on leave of absence for my senior year at Harvard. Thanks to my advanced-placement credits, I’d still be able to graduate with the class of ‘15, but I wouldn’t spend the fourth year on campus.
Last July, I finalized my decision to go on leave of absence for my senior year at Harvard. Thanks to my advanced-placement credits, I'd still be able to graduate with the class of '15, but I wouldn't spend the fourth year on campus. At that point I had just finished my junior year. I had noticed that it was getting very hard for me to find courses that were both interesting, relevant to my long-term goals, and that I actually needed an instructor/homework to learn. In fact, even getting two out of three got challenging-and I was forced to waste a quarter of my courseload on classes that achie
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