Word: upperclassmen
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...happens to be a Harvard College graduate, first-years are stuck with advisers—from professional school administrators to first-year graduate student proctors—who know little about the Harvard system. Freshmen quickly learn that the best academic advice comes not from professors or proctors, but upperclassmen who are far more in touch with their concerns. Though Associate Dean of Advising Programs Monique Rinere’s invention of academic Peer Advising Fellows is a step in the right direction, it must be formalized, re-focused on concentration choice, and extended into sophomore year to ensure that...
...merit”—however that amorphous term can be simplified—is a fruitless conversation, and it distracts from the more important issues on which we all should focus. I always say that Harvard freshmen have more to teach us than upperclassmen have to teach them: There’s rarely a freshman I talk to that’s comfortable with their position in their respective Harvard classes—so many believe they don’t deserve it. When is it that we stray from this valuable humility and gratitude...
...parading around in suits at all hours of the day and early morning. Final clubs’ punch season is over and most Wall Street-bound seniors already have their jobs, but eRecruiting is only just rolling to a close. For any blissfully ignorant freshmen or free spirited upperclassmen, eRecruiting is the online application system that the Office of Career Services (OCS) uses to match students up with internships in the business and finance worlds. The word “eRecruiting,” however, has become synonymous with the entire process, culminating in several rounds of interviews...
Freshman Colin West, whom Suchde described as “a promising individual,” seemed ready to step into the big shoes left by the upperclassmen. The freshman, who has not lost a match this season, played in the third game of the meet. West easily overcame sophomore Francis Johnson in straight matches, winning...
...team’s trip to the Ivy Championship tournament this weekend at Brown, he had every right to be. In addition to the usual opening-weekend jitters, the Crimson had to deal with an injury-filled bench and a starting lineup that contained four freshmen and just two upperclassmen. Even with these setbacks the Crimson took second place overall, going 3-2 on the weekend to take second place in the tournament. Harvard faced the Bears in the championship game after defeating Penn in the semifinals. But Brown proved too good for the Crimson, running away...