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Start your freshman year without any preconceived notions about yourself or others. – Selina Wang ‘15
Where will you be next year?
New York City, New York
What will you be doing?
Working as a journalist at Bloomberg News.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Start your freshman year without any preconceived notions about yourself or others. Give yourself room to try activities, academic studies, and internships that you had not considered before. If you are lucky enough to find your passion amidst this exploration, then hold onto it! Ignore the noise around you, and do not question your dreams based on what everyone else is pursuing.
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Where will you be next year?
New York City
What will you be doing?
Working as an analyst at Dalberg Global Development Advisors.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Think critically about what you want to do before starting the recruiting process. This will help you narrow down the number of firms to apply to and save you a lot of time otherwise spent interviewing. It is also easier to convince a recruiter why you want to work for their firm after you have already convinced yourself.
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“Be thankful for what you have.”
Where will you be next year?
Boston, MA
What will you be doing?
Beginning medical school at HMS.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Find good mentors and stay close to them. Don’t be afraid to eat with people you don’t know. Go to events your blockmates are in. Take a language class. Call your family. Be thankful for what you have.
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“…allow yourself to do and pursue what you are passionate about…”
Where will you be next year?
Los Angeles, California
What will you be doing?
Working on Legendary Entertainment’s new Applied Analytics team. They’re a really unique team that is applying data analytics to Legendary’s creative content in order to make strategic decisions regarding productions, marketing, and more.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Do not be influenced by what internships/fellowships/clubs people are doing around you. You’ve worked hard to get to Harvard, allow yourself to do and pursue what you are passionate about and go on your own timeline.
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“When in doubt, reach out to anybody and everybody…”
Where will you be next year?
Dallas, Texas
What will you be doing?
Teaching Practical Writing to 10th/11th grade students at a public charter school.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
When in doubt, reach out to anybody and everybody, whether it may be a professor, tutor, recruiter, or career adviser. You would be surprised at how excited people can get just to help you!
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“Attempt to live deliberately, and kindly.”
Where will you be next year?
Barranquilla, Colombia
What will you be doing?
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Be aware of the way that you are measuring success – don’t drive forward relentlessly toward goals that you might not endorse upon more critical reflection. Do a few points on your GPA mean more to you than a meaningful conversation over dinner? Will you regret acing a class but not getting to know the professor? Attempt to live deliberately, and kindly.
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“Listen to and engage with your peers.”
Where will you be next year?
New York, NY
What will you be doing?
I’ll be working in the Securities practice of National Economic Research Associates (NERA), an economic consulting firm that is currently working on litigation concerning the financial crisis.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Listen to and engage with your peers. The most rewarding personal and academic experiences I’ve had at Harvard come from trying to understand the different backgrounds and viewpoints of my fellow students; it’s hard to overestimate the importance of this human connection.
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“…trust that something will work out in the end…”
Where will you be next year? / What will you be doing?
Next year, I’ll be at Harvard Law! I’ll be living in Boston, and working on my law degree.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
I would tell Harvard undergraduates to apply for everything they think they might be interested in, and trust that something will work out in the end, even if it feels super stressful in the beginning.
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Where will you be next year?
Montana
What will you be doing?
Working as a rancher, raising cattle.
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“Stop and look around you –”
Where will you be next year?
Boston, MA
What will you be doing?
I will be serving as a Corps Member with City Year Boston! I’ll be tutoring, mentoring, and assistant teaching in one of the many Boston Public Schools that City Year partners with.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Stop and look around you – the people surrounding you are some of the coolest individuals alive, so get to know them! I know for a fact that I have learned just as much, if not more, from conversations with my friends in the dhall as I have learned in lecture (but still go to lecture, you’ll learn important things there too!).
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“Seek out mentors in whatever you want to do.”
Where will you be next year?
New Haven, CT
What will you be doing?
I will be starting MD-PhD training at Yale!
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Seek out mentors in whatever you want to do. You are surrounded by faculty, peers, and other kind folk who have done incredible things – more likely than not, they’ll have useful tips on whatever you’re planning to try out or delve headfirst into.
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“…take a genuine interest in someone else…”
Where will you be next year?
Chicago, IL
What will you be doing?
Analyst at McKinsey & Co., interested in development, financial services, infrastructure, and healthcare.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
As soon as the semester starts, it’s one commitment after another, but make time to do two things. 1) Ask yourself: If I could solve one problem in the world, which would give me the most satisfaction? What kind of work doesn’t seem like work? What kinds of people do I like to be around and make me a better person? Am I doing something because I am complacent or because I actively want it? 2) Get to know someone new every week, be it a peer, a tutor, or a professor. For one hour each, take a genuine interest in someone else. I promise you will learn so much.
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“…never lose sight of your own self…”
Where will you be next year?
New York, New York
What will you be doing?
Pursuing a master’s degree in Violin Performance at the Juilliard School.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Make the best use of your four years to explore everything here as well as yourself, and to never lose sight of your own self and your dreams in the process.
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“Challenge yourself.”
Where will you be next year?
Palo Alto, California
What will you be doing?
Working for a stealth startup called Krypton!
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Challenge yourself. Be curious.
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“Take advantage of all the brilliant minds…”
Where will you be next year?
London, England
What will you be doing?
I will be at the London School of Economics in an MSc program in Environment and Development.
What advice do you have for Harvard undergraduates?
Take advantage of all the brilliant minds (both students and faculty) around you. You will learn so much from meeting new people!
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