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...SMALL PLATES...
...Also not well-known to students are the tapas at Small Plates, which aren’t limited to the Spanish variety. Tapas are essentially like appetizers—smaller portions of food, running between $5 and $11, and meant to be shared. It’s a fun option and a bit cheaper than other more expensive Square outlets, and also perfect for a lower pressure date or a nice dinner with the BFF. Keep in mind that tables are a bit close together so it’s not the best for private conversations. (Stick to your dorm...
...like small departments with tiny, discussion-based seminars? Or do you like to be that one student who always speaks up during large auditorium lectures? While all concentrations will have required tutorials—smaller, narrow-topic classes that can end up being one-on-one by the time you are a senior—tutorials in larger concentrations take more of a lecture-and-section format. You won’t find much in the way of small seminars in government or economics (especially with Harvard’s budget cutting...
...you’ve decided which you like, it’s arguably more important to shop TFs, as they will wholly decide what grade you’ll get in almost any large lecture course with a section. If you waltz into your assigned section after the first small response paper and your TF sighs loudly and says, “the assignments were...uhhh...okay,” get out. Develop some “conflict” and switch until you find a more amenable section leader. You will not regret this...
...final note: Freshman seminars don’t usually count towards your concentration, but they are a great opportunity to get to know a professor and not worry about grades. Take advantage of these, especially since small seminars may soon be a thing of the past in this era of budget cuts. Just don’t forget about those Gen Ed requirements...