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<\/a><\/p>\nAt the top of the Science Center there is a small observatory open to any Harvard student who has bothered to take a 45-minute instructional class.\u00a0 Find one of these students and ask him\/her to take you up.\u00a0 It is honestly one of the coolest things on campus!\u00a0 Even if it\u2019s a cloudy night, there is a balcony with a BEAUTIFUL view of Harvard with the Boston skyline in the background.\u00a0 As a freshman, this was definitely one of my biggest \u201cHarvard moments\u201d \u2013 where it finally sunk it that I attend this amazing school.<\/p>\n
3.) \u00a0Widener Library Stacks<\/p>\n
Ok, so when I suggest this, people often look at my funny.\u00a0 Most students will tell you that the Widener Library stacks are creepy, only because they are SO VAST, and it\u2019s easy to feel like you might venture forth, lose your way, and die without anyone ever finding you.\u00a0 But as a pre-frosh, my friends and I had the BEST time running around, making the automatic lights switch on and off, and trying to find the oldest book.\u00a0 It amazed all of us that Harvard would entrust its students with such valuable, old books and that it had so many of them!\u00a0 Going into Widener opened my eyes to the incredible opportunities that Harvard offered, and made me realize that as a prospective student, I could take full advantage of them.<\/p>\n
4.) \u00a0Annenberg Dining Hall<\/p>\n
As the second-largest collection of secular stained glass in the world, Annenberg Dining Hall provides a very \u201cGreat Hall of Hogwarts\u201d feel to freshman dining\u2026 not to mention that it is gorgeous.\u00a0 The food might not be the best on campus (though I will admit that by and large I think it is delicious), but the experience cannot be matched.<\/p>\n
5.) \u00a0Adams basement tunnels<\/p>\n
Adams House is the closest upperclassman house to the Yard.\u00a0 While the housing lottery is now completely random, it was not always that way, and as a result, Adams has a history of having once been the \u201cartsy house.\u201d\u00a0 This means that the tunnels under the house (yes, there are tunnels under all of the houses), are decorated with really awesome artwork that students have painted over the years!\u00a0 It is really cool and fun to check out!<\/p>\n 6.) \u00a0Eleganza (if you\u2019re here over Visitas Weekend)<\/p>\n I like to tell people that Eleganza convinced me to go to Harvard.\u00a0 As a prefrosh, I was really worried that Harvard students would be ALL work, and no play.\u00a0 I am a social person, and the idea of attending a school where everyone sat behind a textbook all the time repulsed me.\u00a0 Eleganza turned all of my preconceptions upside-down.\u00a0 It is an AWESOME fashion\/dance show that will feature just how much fun Harvard students can have.\u00a0 GO!<\/p>\n 7.) \u00a0Go to a few classes<\/p>\n Drag yourself to a class or two on a topic that interests you.\u00a0 Don\u2019t just go off the list the Admissions Office gives you \u2013 ask current students what their favorite classes are.\u00a0 Do it, and then don\u2019t base your decision off of it.\u00a0 I know that sounds like silly advice, because you are, after all, going to school to go to class.\u00a0 In my experience, however, when you\u2019re a second-semester senior, and you\u2019ve just been accepted into one of the best colleges in the world, its hard to focus and not feel bored in a college class.\u00a0 If you happen to find the class fascinating, that is awesome.\u00a0 But if you don\u2019t, don\u2019t freak out.<\/p>\n 8.) \u00a0If the weather is nice, sit under a tree in the Yard, pat yourself on the back for getting in, and picture yourself there.<\/p>\n Seriously, just take some time off from running around, being super excited, and meeting new people.\u00a0 Sit down, and ABSORB.\u00a0 Watch current students walking around (I know that sounds creepy), and watch for how people get along.\u00a0 See a group of students laughing at some joke, or another group cramming for some midterm and try to picture yourself as one of them.<\/p>\n 9.) \u00a0Eat a ve-ri-taffle<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
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