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Please select your student status for advising details:

• Harvard College Students and Recent Alumni (<5 years)
• Harvard College Premed Students and Recent Alumni (<5 years)
• Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Students and Alumni
• Harvard Extension School Students and Alumni

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Harvard College Students and Recent Alumni (<5 years)

Drop-in Advising

The Mignone Center for Career Success offers Harvard College undergraduates ten-minute virtual and in-person “ask me anything” drop-in sessions. This is the best way to get started with us or to have your resume or cover letter reviewed. Available every weekday 1-2pm virtual, 2-4pm in-person. Log into the queue starting at 1pm (password mcs1).

Thirty-Minute Scheduled Appointments (in person, phone, or Zoom)

Discuss career decisions, summer planning, making connections, interviewing, applying to graduate school, or other questions. Log in to Crimson Careers and click on “advising appointment” on the left to view advisor availability and reserve a time. (First-year students: Attending a drop-in advising session grants you access to schedule a subsequent 30-minute advising appointment.) See our list of College advisors.

 

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Harvard College Premed Students and Recent Alumni (<5 years)

Scheduled Appointments and Drop-ins

Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and alumni: For 30-minute premed/pre-health appointments with Oona and Rob, log in to Crimson Careers and click on “advising appointment” on the left to view their availability and reserve a time. Premed/pre-health drop-ins are offered on Wednesdays from 2-3pm ET & Thursdays 3-4pm ET throughout the spring semester. To attend a drop-in, log into the queue and use the password mcs1.

First-year students: Please see the recording of the 8/14/23 webinar Preparing for Medical School for First Years.

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Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Students and Alumni

Advisors work confidentially with Harvard Griffin GSAS students and alumni on a wide range of career-related issues, from self-assessment and decision-making to specific advice on resume, CV, and cover letter preparation for academic and nonacademic job searches. Advising is available in-person, and by phone or Zoom.

Thirty-Minute Scheduled Appointments (in person, phone, or Zoom)

Schedule a 30-minute appointment through the “Schedule an Advising Appointment” link in Crimson Careers. These appointment slots become available 30 days prior. Come talk with us about any of your questions around careers within or beyond academia. We can help you imagine possibilities, strategize timelines, develop excellent job search documents, and prepare for interviews and negotiations.

Fifteen-Minute Express Appointments

For quick or relatively urgent questions, or for critique of one document (resume, CV, cover letter), schedule a 15-minute express appointment in Crimson Careers. These appointment slots will become available for scheduling each Friday for sessions the following week.

See our list of GSAS advisors.

 

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Harvard Extension School Students and Alumni

Thirty-Minute Scheduled Appointments (Year-Round; in person, phone or Zoom)

Harvard Extension School degree candidates and degree alumni and current Premedical Program participants can meet with Shoshana Mavor and Amanda Peters for career advising appointments. To schedule a 30-minute appointment, log on to Crimson Careers and select “Advising Appointment.” See our list of HES advisors.

Virtual Drop-In Advising Hours (offered between September and May)