So far, my favorite course is organic chemistry. It really is not as nerdy as it sounds. At Harvard, organic chemistry is replete with examples from biology and biochemistry, which makes it fun because those are topics that interest me. Also my professor and teaching assistant were excellent, caring, and very accessible. I should note that at the beginning of my first terms, my academic advisors where very cautious and tried to dissuade me from taking three science...

My concentration (major) is Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) at Harvard College and I am on the premed advising track. One of the key factors in selecting colleges for me was getting a full year of Advanced Standing (1yr-AS) through my AP courses. I want to talk here a little bit about how that has worked out so far (in the middle of the first semester of my second year). Within the first month of matriculation, I contacted my target major (MCB) and the Advanced Standing Office and submitted my tentative course plan for my three years at Harvard. There...

I just graduated, so I thought I would comment on my experience in this area at my school. During the first semester, I purposely minimized extracurricular activities, just to make sure that I successfully acclimatized academically. I passively sampled some clubs but did not do much more. Near the end of my first semester, one of professors asked me to join his group as an undergraduate research assistant. Since I had was more interested in an other science area, I interviewed with other groups. but it soon became apparent that because of my shortened, three-year tenure. It would be best...