There’s only one Harvard
You can feel it. This time of year breathes a sense of the new and the familiar, mixed with a touch of uncertainty. The long-lasting traditions that welcome Harvard students have become new again. Resource fairs, orientations, panels, lofty speeches, dinners, tours, and service days have greeted incoming students all across the University. At these events, I have had a chance to reflect on my own experience as new students have asked for my biggest advice on being a graduate student at Harvard. I’d like to share with you a way of thinking about your experience here as a student that will stay with you and can change your life forever. You might think I’m being a little dramatic, but I’m speaking from experience. Don’t plan to leave Harvard with just a degree in a specific discipline. Plan to leave with your whole Harvard experience. While we have 12 graduate Schools here, we...