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Commencement 2025: Résumé Review
The fourth day of our Commencement Week feature is a chance to reflect on your time on campus — because we know it’s about so much more than a diploma.
Commencement 2025: Senior Spotlight
The second day of our Commencement Week feature is all about senior voices; we’re listening closely, we promise.
Commencement 2025: Dearly Beloved
The first day of this year’s Commencement Week feature is for anyone and everyone visiting to celebrate the Class of 2025.
Visitas, Not Veritas: A Time For Reinvention
For those of you who might find the Visitas fresh start daunting or in case you’re feeling a little uninspired, here are some ideas for the new identity you can take on, whether for the weekend or for the next four years.
Do They Even Go Here?
Here are some foolproof ways to verify that your new Visitas BFF isn’t a 30-year-old social experiment in disguise or a ~pathological liar~ with a deep love for free tote bags and a vendetta against the admissions process.
How to Emulate a Harvard Local
As Visitas finally rolls around, we are so excited to have you (prefrosh) all on campus! That being said, you shouldn’t make it obvious that you’re new here. Here are some notes to keep things cool and casual on campus — spark up your alter ego and convince everyone that you’ve been around the Yard once or twice!
“We Know a Spot”
Unfortunately for you, your amateur campus tour guide's suggestions are bound to be lacking. If you’d like to avoid walking ten thousand miles this weekend for no real reason, you’ll listen to us.
Your Visitas Home Base, Revealed
If you’re wondering whether the Visitas gods have cursed you or blessed you with a halfway decent floor to crash on, don’t worry — we’ve got you. Here’s our very official, extremely accurate, and absolutely unbiased round-up of the upperclassman dorms you might stay in during Visitas weekend!
What I Wish I Knew at Visitas
I’m here 2 tell you 9 things to know for Visitas. (See what I did there?)
Visitas
April is nearly over, but if you’re anticipating a smooth cruise into May, you’re sorely mistaken. Unfortunately, the fact that you can now count the remaining days of classes on two hands — finally — only entices your professors to stress test the limit on the number of deadlines they can set within a five-day period. (Lucky you.) There’s also the not-so-small matter of welcoming another class of students to campus. Yes, that’s right, it’s already time for Visitas 2025! Here’s our welcome to the Class of 2029.
29 Words for the Class of 2029
Make sure to pull out some of these terms to make you blend in as a true… Harvardian? Cantabrigian? Crimson?
How to Win at Visitas
While we can’t give you a step-by-step guide for making the most of Visitas (or can we?), we can lay out some of the tried and true strategies for winning at it.
Dressing to Impress: Your Guide to the Visitas Runway
Your guide to being voted “Best Dressed at Visitas."
Flyby Tries: Scrambled Eggs in Every House Dining Hall
The ultimate challenge. Waking up on Sunday morning. To eat 12 eggs. In each of the 12 Harvard Houses. In one to two hours. Follow one to two flyby writers as they attempt this at the cost of everything!
Quincy House
Welcome to Quincy House! With its iconic House events, tight-knit community and HOT BREAKFAST (yes, get jealous), Quincy House, aka “The People’s House,” has all you’ll ever want. Its location — close to the Yard and centrally situated near the river — says it all; Quincy is a welcoming home for everyone…or should I say, everypenguin?
Adams House
Welcome to Adams — swanky, spirited, and newly renovated. Featuring four buildings, top-of-the-line amenities, an abundance of singles, and a bustling community (all a mere block from the Yard), Adams House truly has it all. Be ready to embrace its unofficial acorn mascot, partake in weekly Carpes, and enjoy the convenience and comfort of this jack-of-all-trades House.
Lowell House
Lowell House’s community unites under a number of things: their big bell energy, iconic tea, rich blue color scheme, and most importantly, maintaining their image as a vastly desired House by freshmen. Their convenient and central location to the Yard, the Square, and the MAC, along with an iconic bell tower, make the House stand out. Lowell may just live up to the hype.
Eliot House
Imagine this: lounging on a hammock, facing the Charles River from the Eliot courtyard, chatting with other Eliotites about what to wear to the best event of the year — Fête, the formal with the most sought-after tickets. Amazing, right? Eliot House isn’t just a place to live. It’s a social scene, and everyone wants in. From holiday dinners to perfectly themed steins and over-the-top formals, Eliotites dominate the fashion game in their cocktail attire. Are you (secretly) longing for the “work hard and play harder” energy? Come to the DOMUS!
Kirkland House
Got Kirked? Worry not. In River West, behind some bold black gates, you’ll find the small but mighty Kirkland House. While the courtyard might look calm at a first glance, the House’s lively traditions and irrepressible spirit will keep your three years in Kirk buzzing with energy. Winning a spot in Kirkland ensures more than just an ideal location along the River (or Costco-themed merch); you’ll also become part of a tight-knit “kommunity.”
Winthrop House
Welcome to Winthrop, where the only thing more legendary than the air purifiers is the community that calls this place home. Whether you’re here for the cozy lounges, the championship-worthy IM teams, or the massive suites, there’s something for everyone. Stick around, and you might just find yourself in the company of the next Oppenheimer or JFK!
Flyby Tries: Venturing (Down?) Into the Unknown
In the name of hard-hitting investigative journalism, we ventured out into the underground tunnel system so that you don’t have to. From rats to Dino Bites, Kirkland to Leverett, we saw it all. Give it a read at your own risk.
Which House Library Matches Your Aesthetic?
Take this quiz to help you decide which House library to sneak into next!
Duplex Common Room in Dunster House
A senior's common room in Dunster House
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