Cambridge, MA. 340 fields, verified each cycle. from the Department of Education, the Common Data Set and the school's own bulletin, not scraped once and forgotten.
“Boston is the campus, for better and worse. No quad to sit on, no bubble to stay in. I loved it.”
Alum, 2024, College of Communication
“I was in a lab the second semester of sophomore year. Professors answer email here.”
Junior, Engineering
“The education is worth it. The cost is not the number on the website.”
Sophomore, College of Arts and Sciences
“Consulting and finance firms recruit through Questrom. Three internships before senior year.”
Senior, Questrom
“Four years of guaranteed housing in a city this expensive is the underrated benefit.”
Senior, College of Arts and Sciences
“Sixty of my sixty four credits transferred. Get the agreement in writing first.”
Transfer, 2025, Engineering
“My funding package covered five years. That decision was made for me before I arrived, and it changed everything.”
Doctoral candidate, Biology
“The clinical placements are in Boston hospitals. You are working with patients in your first year.”
Second year, Medicine
“My advisor has eleven students. Ask how many before you accept an offer anywhere.”
Doctoral candidate, Economics
“The part time law option let me keep working. Four years instead of three, no debt.”
Third year, Law
“Teaching load is two sections a term. Budget for that when you plan your dissertation timeline.”
Doctoral candidate, English
“Master of Public Health placement was strong. Career services is thinner than the undergraduate side.”
Supplemental prompt
50 wordsPlease list the cities, states and countries where you have lived, with years of residence. One location per line with dates (e.g., City, State, Country, mm/yyyy - mm/yyyy).
Supplemental prompt
150 wordsHarvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a student body with a diversity of perspectives and experiences. How will the life experiences that shaped who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard?
Supplemental prompt
150 wordsDescribe a time when you strongly disagreed with someone about an idea or issue. How did you communicate or engage with this person? What did you learn from this experience?
Supplemental prompt
150 wordsBriefly describe any of your extracurricular activities, employment experience, travel, or family responsibilities that have shaped who you are.
Supplemental prompt
50 wordsWho will you ask for recommendation letters? Teachers: 2 required. Optional: 1 additional teacher and up to 2 other recommenders. List only.