On Harvard Time Cleverly Parodies Harvard Admissions Propaganda, Expends Minimal Effort

On Harvard Time, a weekly comedy news show at America’s preeminent institution of higher learning, recently parodied a Harvard Admissions video directed at prospective students and their parents:

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The footage from On Harvard Time’s iteration is ripped directly from the dated “Experience Harvard” video; what changes in the parody is the text at the bottom of the screen. The result is subtly humorous: a line of librarians holding numbered placards outside the library has been modified to refer not to the number of books in the University’s collection but the number of “Asians photographed on these steps.”

Other highlights include: “Times you will read the Crimson”: 1/ “Times it will be given to you”:  14128. “Hours you’ll spend on your application”: 120/ “Seconds they’ll spend reading it’: 12.

  • columbian

    i’ll admit it, this is pretty hilarious.

  • columbian

    i’ll admit it, this is pretty hilarious.

  • yale09

    Haha, love it.

  • yale09

    Haha, love it.

  • pton06

    wow that was really funny
    I wonder if they have other online videos I can check out

  • pton06

    wow that was really funny
    I wonder if they have other online videos I can check out

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • KEGGY

    The football one speaks volumes.

    The Asian steps thing is probably the best, and most factually correct, one.

  • KEGGY

    The football one speaks volumes.

    The Asian steps thing is probably the best, and most factually correct, one.

  • Conan

    Pretty good.

  • Conan

    Pretty good.

  • KEGGY

    http://thedartmouth.com/2009/05/02/news/hanoverwu2/

    The Hanover Inn is ON Dartmouth’s campus. Get on this!

  • KEGGY

    http://thedartmouth.com/2009/05/02/news/hanoverwu2/

    The Hanover Inn is ON Dartmouth’s campus. Get on this!

  • KEGGY
  • KEGGY
  • hilarious

    Seems like many of the suspected cases end up not being swine flu at all. So I don’t think it really news worthy until they know for sure.

  • hilarious

    Seems like many of the suspected cases end up not being swine flu at all. So I don’t think it really news worthy until they know for sure.

  • I mean

    But… this is a gossip blog, it exists to blow things way out of proportion…

    From a blitz this morning to all D undergrads: “Some of these practices include washing your hands, covering your mouth, and not sharing food or drinks even when socializing (e.g. pong).”

  • I mean

    But… this is a gossip blog, it exists to blow things way out of proportion…

    From a blitz this morning to all D undergrads: “Some of these practices include washing your hands, covering your mouth, and not sharing food or drinks even when socializing (e.g. pong).”

  • http://home.earthlink.net/~ab_gangulee/newsite/index.html Abishai100

    Whenever students have more time not worrying about administration, it’s a good thing. Then again, who knows campus atmosphere better?

  • http://home.earthlink.net/~ab_gangulee/newsite/index.html Abishai100

    Whenever students have more time not worrying about administration, it’s a good thing. Then again, who knows campus atmosphere better?

  • Found It

    Check out the original vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTOczwrRn4

  • Found It

    Check out the original vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTOczwrRn4