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The College does not ask older undergraduates to advise freshmen because "although the freshmen make the decisions, the College has to say this decision is going to work," according to Dean of Freshmen Henry C. Moses.
"We look for quick learners," Moses says, adding. "The problem with some Harvard graduates who are proctors is that they think they know everything--they may not brother to study how things have changed since they were freshmen."
"If we define the freshman your he a transition year from school to university, as we do with the the three-year concentration system, why not go into the business of making the transition through, with a system of freshmen advisers rather than hoping that masters and upperclassmen can do...
Moses says he has tried to give the arrangement as many advantages as possible by careful selection of the 150 proctors and nonresident advisers. Moses says he looks for "maturity and commitment" in proctors--not necessarily familiarity with Harvard.
Running freshmen year is almost like a business for Moses. "We have 1600 customers and 150 staff--there have to be times when things don't go perfectly. I don't think every students gets exactly what he wants."