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The SEAS (School of Engineering and Applied Science at Harvard) is a actually surprisingly decent. The one thing that gets some people is that CS is taught from a very mathematical bend - about a third of the CS classes don't require any significant work on a computer (besides typesetting the problem sets in TeX). I actually prefer it that way - I'd rather focus on theory in class, I can pick up the idiosyncrasies of the tools and languages on my own time.

I understand that Harvard's Math department is pretty impressive too (near the same level as MIT/Princeton/etc).



I understand that Harvard's Math department is pretty impressive too

Many people think that Harvard's math department is the best in the world.


Depending on who I'm talking to, I've heard that Princeton, MIT, and Harvard are each the best in the world (for undergrads). I'm not really in a position to judge, so let it suffice to say that all three are fairly impressive.


If you defined 'many people' I'd be much obliged.

(Not challenging the assertion, just curious who.)


The sample I hear from about Harvard's undergraduate math program consists largely of participants on the Art of Problem Solving forum

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php?f=143

and those participants include many young people from various countries who have participated in the International Mathematics Olympiad.


according to the latest u.s. news ranking

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/mat/s...

Princeton is first and Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Berkeley are tied for second. Harvard is always mentioned as one of the top Math depts. more so than MIT in my experience.




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