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Assigning House tutors merely extends the worst problem with freshmen advising—advisers don’t know the specifics of concentrations outside their department. This will create a system where students who are unfortunate enough to get a mediocre advisor will fall through the cracks. House tutors will be necessary for less important logistical matters—signing study cards and checking core requirements—but they will not solve the problem of providing quality advising...
...Until his death two days ago, Schlesinger, a two-time Pulitzer prize winner, author of over two dozen works on American politics and history, and a chief political advisor to John F. Kennedy ’40, moved from one big room to the next, rising from his Thayer dorm to occupy an elite office in the nation’s capitol...
Until his death two days ago, Schlesinger, a two-time Pulitzer prize winner, author of over two dozen works on American politics and history, and a chief political advisor to John F. Kennedy ’40, moved from one big room to the next, rising from his Thayer dorm to occupy an elite office in the nation’s capitol...
Currently, sophomores are assigned both a concentration advisor and a general advisor. The concentration advisor is typically a professor or administrator in the student’s concentration, while the general advisor is a resident tutor or other House administrator in the student’s house...
...Oxford face high attrition, as top-notch professors such as Niall Ferguson leave for more lucrative posts in the United States. You will likely spend most of your time in touch with Harvard librarians to access materials not available at Oxford, and you will probably be asking your undergraduate advisor for research funding and advice. There are no breaks for Rhodes scholars; in Oxford, you’ll be a dime per dozen. If you’re a Harvard Rhodes, expect the H-bomb to blow up in your face. Your undergrad alma mater can stigmatize you in your...