FIFTEEN MINUTES
Volume XXXVI, Issue XVII
15 Superlative Seniors from the Class of 2026
FM profiled 15 graduating seniors, each assigned to a different superlative categories, just like your old high school yearbook. Read on to learn about 2026's most memorable students!
Editor's Note
Dear FM, On the eve of our retirement, MTB and I leave you with an FM staple: The senior superlative issue! FM execs old and new profiled 15 standout students from the class of 2026. In this issue, you’ll find profiles of Most House Spirit, by EMK; Renaissance Person, by XSC; Most Chill, by AJBS; Most Interesting Thesis, by MK; Most Whimsical, by SG; Biggest Risk Taker, by CJ; Life of the Party, by RCG; Most Online, by KJK; Most Mysterious, by CS; Best Dressed, by VWR; Class Clown, by JBR; Most Changed Since Freshman Year, by CGH; Most Likely to Be President, by JPL; Dynamic Duo, by HGL; and Unsung Hero, by CL. Read about the fascinating things they’ve created in their time at Harvard, like Most Chronically Online’s 455-person Close Friends story, or Most Whimsical’s daily hour-long tea times with strangers. We’re grateful for your readership, and we’re excited to see where KJK and AJBS take FM in the new year! FMLove, YAK+MTB
Most Changed Since Freshman Year: Violet Barron
Before this experience, Violet had never imagined herself an activist.
Renaissance Person: Max Fan
Max says he sees the lights of Shanghai, the stacks in Widener, the classrooms in Botswana, and the sight of the ocean for the first time as lessons in a kind of intellectual vastness.
Most House Spirit: Behruz Mahmudov
From Sophomore Representative to Stein Chair to Co-Chair of Lowell HoCo, Behruz has made it his mission to make Lowell feel more like home for its residents.
Most Interesting Thesis: Rosie Couture
This summer, Rosalie “Rosie” P. Couture ’26 went on a road trip to lesbian bars across the American South as part of her thesis research.
Most Whimsical: Eddie Gonet
Eddie attributes his whimsy to this ability: to make friends with every single person who crosses his path.
Biggest Risk Taker: Mia DiLorenzo
“I might as well take the risk because the time is going to pass anyways,” Mia says.
The Life of the Party: Steven Giraldo
For Steven, Harvard-Yale is less about the game and more about the tailgate.
Most Chronically Online: Chaelon Simpson
With 455 people currently added to his Close Friends story, Chaelon says he wants “everyone to be in on the joke.”
Most Mysterious: Hannah Duane
Before transferring to Harvard, Hannah Duane was a “cowboy.”
Most Changed Since Freshman Year: Violet Barron
Before this experience, Violet had never imagined herself an activist.
Renaissance Person: Max Fan
Max says he sees the lights of Shanghai, the stacks in Widener, the classrooms in Botswana, and the sight of the ocean for the first time as lessons in a kind of intellectual vastness.
Most House Spirit: Behruz Mahmudov
From Sophomore Representative to Stein Chair to Co-Chair of Lowell HoCo, Behruz has made it his mission to make Lowell feel more like home for its residents.
Most Interesting Thesis: Rosie Couture
This summer, Rosalie “Rosie” P. Couture ’26 went on a road trip to lesbian bars across the American South as part of her thesis research.
Most Whimsical: Eddie Gonet
Eddie attributes his whimsy to this ability: to make friends with every single person who crosses his path.
Biggest Risk Taker: Mia DiLorenzo
“I might as well take the risk because the time is going to pass anyways,” Mia says.
The Life of the Party: Steven Giraldo
For Steven, Harvard-Yale is less about the game and more about the tailgate.
Most Chronically Online: Chaelon Simpson
With 455 people currently added to his Close Friends story, Chaelon says he wants “everyone to be in on the joke.”
Most Mysterious: Hannah Duane
Before transferring to Harvard, Hannah Duane was a “cowboy.”
Best Dressed: Stephanie Hu
Fashion choices are both a practical and symbolic endeavor for Stephanie: by incorporating fashion into her academic pursuits, she considers how clothing can be a deliberate presentation of one’s ethnicity, gender, and life interests.
Class Clown: Avery Pratt
Avery’s comedy focuses on the absurd.
Most Likely to Be President: Necati Unsal
When Necati first came onto campus and was rejected by selective government groups, he took it as an opportunity to find more meaningful forms of advocacy and service on campus.
Most Dynamic Duo: Kashish Bastola and Kawsar Yasin
Though Kashish and Kawsar have followed different paths in their four years at the College, they’ve remained close both through intertwining advocacy work and a strong, supportive friendship.
Unsung Hero: Easton Singer
Easton’s love for puzzles is apparent to me in how admirably he’s figured out his life at Harvard — and, he reveals, without Google Calendar.
