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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

Drop-ins resume on Monday, August 26: Ten-minute “ask me anything” drop-in sessions every weekday.

In-person: 2-4pm

Virtual: 1-2pm, 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 top 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)

MCS premed and pre-health advising schedule:

First-Year Students:

Pre-Health 101 Orientation: If you were unable to attend one of the live Pre-Health 101 session, please view the recording of Pre-Health 101. All first-year students who attend or view Pre-Health 101 by October 31 will be activated for advising with MCS premed/pre-health advisors in November. Please expect further instructions as November 1^st approaches!

Scheduled Appointments:

Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and alumni:

Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and alumni can book a 30-minute premed/pre-health appointment with Oona Ceder or Rob Harrington.

Sophomores: Students with last names A-L are assigned to Rob Harrington and should continue to book with him. Students with last names M-Z are assigned to Oona Ceder and should continue to book with her.

Juniors, seniors, and alumni: Please book your appointment with the premed/pre-health advisor you previously met with (if you met with Emiko Morimoto in the past, please book your next appointment with Rob Harrington).  

Weekly Premed/pre-health drop-ins are offered on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:00pm ET and on Thursdays from 3:00 to 4:00pm ET throughout the fall semester. Premed/pre-health drop-ins are 10-minute phone or Zoom drop-in appointments with the MCS premed/pre-health advisors. Log into the drop-in queue at the start of the drop-in hour (password mcs1). You will be prompted to enter your phone number or a Zoom meeting link after you are logged in to the queue.

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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)