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...third week, I had already gotten to know the eleven other students in my seminar; being in such an intimate class-setting allowed us to become friends fast, and even supply weekly snacks for each other...
...freshmen, you’re guaranteed to feel overwhelmed by information, instructions, and advice throughout your first weeks. Regardless, here’s one more piece of advice you should be sure to heed: take a Freshmen Seminar...
...took the Freshmen Seminar “You Are What You Eat” my freshman fall. During the semester, I had to do weekly readings on health and nutrition, give a 30-minute power-point presentation, and write a 10-12 page term paper on a topic of my choice. But even though I had a fair share of work to do, my weekly seminar gatherings somehow never seemed to feel much like class...
More importantly, the seminar provided us with the unusual opportunity to get to know our professor, Dr. Karin B. Michels of the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Michels was obliging enough to join the students for dinner in Annenberg after each seminar, where she could talk to us individually, granting us attention rarely given freshmen by professors. Feeling comfortable and confident amongst both my peers and professor, I was able to speak up in class without temerity...
Furthermore, my seminar avoided feeling “class-like” because it was not just lecture after dull lecture, as is the case in many Harvard classes. Instead, there were guest speakers, including Mollie Katzen, the author of several world-renowned cookbooks and Roger Berkowitz, the owner of Legal Seafoods...