Emma M. Benintende
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2011 Senior Survey
What the Crimson's fifth annual senior survey tells us about this year's graduating class. <a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/gallery/2011/5/24/senior-survey-results-years">GALLERY: The results in graphs and numbers</a>
Professor Will Serve On Obama Council
President Barack Obama announced the appointment of Harvard Professor Daniel P. Schrag to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors
Cleaning Supplies May Harm Health
Chemical agents found in many institutional cleaning supplies may pose a health risk to hospital workers, according to a pilot
HKS Picks 50 Best New Ideas
CORRECTIONS APPENDED The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Kennedy School of Government announced its annual list
HSPH Prof. Arouses Condom Controversy
Edward Green, the director of the Harvard AIDS Prevention Research Project and senior research scientist at the Harvard School of
EPA Tags University's Energy Use As Green
Harvard currently ranks thirteenth on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the top 20 colleges and universities that purchase the
Caffeine May Prevent Some Skin Cancers
That cup of coffee you picked up before your 9 a.m. class may prevent more than just sleep during lecture.
Provost Calls For Improved Libraries
The creation of a library task force charged with developing recommendations to improve the strength and efficiency of the University’s
New Tattoo Ink May Track Glucose Levels
Popular among bikers, rappers, and rebellious teenagers, the tattoo may become the identifying mark of a perhaps unlikely group—diabetics. Scientists
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Where Will They Go?
WHERE IN THE WORLD WILL YOUR CLASSMATES BE? CLOSE BY: Roughly 43 percent of senior class survey respondents said that they would be living in either Boston or New York next year. With another 6.9 percent living in the nation’s capital and 4.4 percent living elsewhere in the Northeast, over half of the class is anticipating living within 500 miles of Cambridge, Mass. HOTEL CALIFORNIA: Over one-tenth of the class plans on heading to The Golden State after receiving their diplomas. Roughly another tenth plans on moving to the South and Midwest. ABROAD: Almost 20 percent of survey respondents say they will be living outside the United States next year, with nearly half of those individuals planning on heading to Europe.
Work or Grad School?
The number of students seeking full-time employment rose from 2010, as well as the number planning on going to graduate school. The proportion working in finance and consulting has stayed relatively flat.
Sex and Dating
Both male and female respondents reported a median of two sexual partners and two dating partners during their time at Harvard. A substantially greater proportion of male respondents reported having had five or more sexual partners during their time at Harvard, but the distribution of the number of dating partners is similar among males and females.
Politics at Harvard
Politics relative to the average American and to Harvard
Drug Use (Pot)
Over one-third of respondents reported using marijuana with some frequency. Use of hard drugs and study drugs is far less common, with well over 90 percent of respondents self-reporting as non-users.
Drug Use (Study, e.g. Adderall, Ritalin)
Over one-third of respondents reported using marijuana with some frequency. Use of hard drugs and study drugs is far less common, with well over 90 percent of respondents self-reporting as non-users.
Drug Use (Hard, e.g. cocaine, heroin)
Over one-third of respondents reported using marijuana with some frequency. Use of hard drugs and study drugs is far less common, with well over 90 percent of respondents self-reporting as non-users.
Sexuality
Respondents were asked how they identified themselves at the beginning and end of college. The number of students identifying as gay, questioning, and other at the end of college has stayed relatively flat compared to last year’s data, while the number of respondents identifying as bisexual has decreased slightly.
