Concentrating in engineering or scientific disciplines at Harvard can lead to a diversity of career opportunities. You may choose to pursue graduate study to become more specialized in your chosen field, or to focus on teaching or research. From an industry perspective, both scientific and non-scientific organizations value the quantitative, analytical, and logical reasoning skills developed as an undergraduate in the College.

Join TechGeneration’s Intern Community for Summer 2026

Have you secured an innovative internship in Massachusetts this summer? Are you still looking for housing? If so, there is a new opportunity available to you through TechGeneration, which offers subsidized summer housing and community enrichment for tech interns in …

By Meaghan Shea
Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship
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WE Annual Collegiate Poster & Rapid Fire Competition

“The SWE Collegiate Poster & Rapid Fire Competition provides an opportunity for SWE collegiate members (undergraduate and graduate) to disseminate and practice communicating their research at the SWE annual conference. There are two format options to present: poster or rapid …

By Meaghan Shea
Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship
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Exploring Concentrations and Careers: Things to Consider ​

Students often have questions about how their concentration relates to their career pathways and decision making. MCS has compiled some advice as you think about relating your concentration to a potential career:

1. Your concentration does not determine your career. …

By Zach Vigliani
Zach Vigliani Assistant Director, Harvard College Exploring & Self-Assessment
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  • Assistant Professor of Robotics Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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