When undergrads are just living

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 18:21 in Psychology & Sociology

Ostensibly, Harvard is a place to broaden one’s knowledge base and acquire new and important skills that carry over into life and a career. Things like course choices, papers, lab work, projects, tests, and grades all have a clear, direct effect on a student’s satisfaction. That’s why academic support resources, like advisors, counselors and tutors, are so essential. What happens outside the classroom — who you meet, what House you live in, who shares your suite, how you feel about yourself, who your friends are, and what you do after class and on weekends — plays an equally important, if not greater, role in shaping a student’s College experience. Yet it’s not always clear to all what campus options exist for assistance with one’s social life. Helping students bridge in-classroom learning with on-campus life, the Office of Student Life partners with the undergraduate residential Houses and provides support for student activities and...

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