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Neighborhood Spotlight, Part III: A Tribute to Harvard Square

04 Monday May 2015

Posted by Erika Carlsen in Transitioning to HDS

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This is the third post in our Neighborhood Spotlight series. To catch up on earlier installments in this series, read Part I, A Love Song to Davis Square and Part II, An Ode to Union Square.

Oh, Harvard Square, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

  1. I love that you’re so conveniently located, a place where everyone goes to meet for food, drinks, and merriment. Relatedly, no one has ever told you that you’re too far to visit (cough cough), unlike Davis or Union square.
Harvard Square. Photo by Caroline Matas

Harvard Square. Photo by Caroline Matas

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Harvard-Wide Opportunities

18 Tuesday Mar 2014

Posted by Erika Carlsen in Why I Chose HDS

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Center for Public Leadership, Clubs, Cross-Registering, FOMO, Harvard, Harvard Gazette, HBS, HGSE, HGSLI, HKS, HSPH, iLab, Latin@, Lectures, Opportunities, Resources

Harvard University building on Divinity Ave. Photo by Chris Alburger

Harvard University building on Divinity Ave. Photo by Chris Alburger

The first thing I noticed when I arrived at Harvard is that there is always some interesting lecture to attend, a visit by a favorite academic/practitioner, or even a student group to get involved in. In addition to trying to keep up with your classes, how are you supposed to make time for the lecture by Malala Yousafzai or the impromptu visit by Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at the Harvard Graduate School of Design? Truth be told, it can all be a little overwhelming. Sure, there’s the constant joke that FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) is alive and well at Harvard. But there’s another way to look at it: there’s never a lack of opportunities within Harvard to get involved in the things you care about.       Continue reading →

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