But when she tried to pay to be let into her Currier House suite, Broder says the House employee simply laughed at the suggestion.
“He said, ‘I wish we got paid to do this,’” Broder remembers.
The intricacies of Harvard e-mail have made for some more confusion.
Some transfer students were not listed under the telnet “ph” command for directory information until two weeks ago.
Fuchs said he did not figure out that the telnet command existed until he was already listed.
But transfer students say their appreciation of Harvard goes beyond the small, more superficial details—like the real dishware in the dining halls and the reclining desk chairs in dorm rooms. According to Tripathi, many transfers “have a more positive opinion about Harvard because they have been to other places and are astounded by the opportunities.”
Often, Fox says, transfer students are very likely to become involved in extracurricular activities.
She says transfers are “disproportionately engaged and majorly involved” in the school’s activities.
Indeed, Broder compares her current evenings at Harvard to the hours she spent last semester baby-sitting local families in Wellesley—and calls Harvard “fantastic.”