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Eddie Nesmith ‘20

Concentration: Molecular and Cellular Biology House: Dunster Employer: Harvard Admissions and Financial Aid Office

Eddie knew he was meant for this job before he even had any experience with it - his bubbly and open personality was just that cut out for what the job’s responsibilities called for. “I never had a college tour experience as a high school student, but it’s just one of those things I knew I wanted - that wherever I ended up going to school, it was something that I would want to do.” And once hired as a tour guide for the Harvard Admissions Office, Eddie discovered that the role was everything he had hoped for and more.

Reflecting on his time at Harvard, Eddie shares how it has been an incredible experience - one that he’s eager to share as tour guide with all the prospective students. “I’m really enthusiastic about my Harvard experience, and I find that this is a really good opportunity to share that experience. I talk about my friends and how much I’ve learned from them, how Dunster House is the best, about academics and my favorite professor Rob Lue and how he’s so corny. I love sharing how positive my Harvard experience has been.”

But more than that, Eddie believes it’s important to communicate an accurate representation of Harvard students and student life that dispels any assumptions about this school that prospective students may have. “I’m really excited about that process of sharing with prospective students, and dispelling preconceptions of Harvard students, and I’m just like ‘No, no, no. Everyone’s different.’ I would not classify every Harvard student under one stereotype. Everyone’s individual, everyone’s super friendly. We do do work here, but we have hobbies and interests and passions that are not necessarily academic, like yes, I want to Boston and get Panera and Ben & Jerry’s, so yes, we’re normal people as well, so I just like to convey that sentiment.”

As Eddie sums up, he recommends that everyone should work as a tour guide for the Admissions Office, overbrimming with enthusiasm for the job. “I like my job a lot, and I actually enjoy it. I like to interact with people, I love talking to people, so like this was a perfect fit for me. I truly believe that you can make anything out of your experience at Harvard, and I get to share that. I feel like it has been a really positive experience for me, like in that respect, I enjoy talking to people about Harvard, but additionally, I feel like I’ve cultivated my own public speaking style, where I can be more comfortable presenting in general - I feel like it’s given me a life skill that I needed to ascertain.”

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Undergraduate Institutions

A diverse background of undergraduate learning adds to the richness of the HBS experience. Students in the Class of 2015 hail from 264 institutions.

• American University of Beirut
• American University of Cairo
• Amherst College
• Anna University
• Arizona State University
• Ateneo De Manila University
• Babson College
• Barnard College
• Bates College
• Ben Gurion University
• Bentley College
• Bilkent University
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science
• Bob Jones University
• Bocconi University
• Bogazici University
• Boston College
• Boston University
• Bowdoin College
• Brandeis University
• Brigham Young University
• Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
• Brown University
• Bryn Mawr College
• California Institute of Technology
• Carleton College
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Case Western Reserve University
• Catholic University of Louvain
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Chulalongkorn University
• College of Management - Academic Studies
• College of the Holy Cross
• Colorado School of Mines
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Dartmouth College
• Dickinson College
• Duke University
• Ecole Centrale
• Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris - ParisTech
• Ecole Polytechnique
• Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics
• Ecole Superieure Science Economic Commerce (Initial Period)
• Emory University
• EPITA Graduate School of Computer Science
• Florida A&M University
• Florida State University
• Franklin W. Olin College
• Fudan University
• Fundacao Getulio Vargas - Sao Paulo Business School
• Georgetown University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Georgia Southern University
• GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
• Gujarat University
• H.R. College of Commerce and Economics
• Hampton University
• Harvard University
• Harvey Mudd College
• Haverford College
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Heidelberg College
• Hochschule St. Gallen
• Howard University
• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Imperial College of Science and Technology
• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
• Indiana University
• Insper Ibmec-SP
• Institut Nationale des Sciences Appliquées Toulouse
• Instituto Superior Tecnico
• Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
• Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica
• Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires
• Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)
• Integrale Institut d'enseignement superieur prive
• Interdisciplinary Center
• IQS School of Engineering - Universitat Ramon Llull
• Jadavpur University
• Jiao Tong University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Keio University
• Kettering University
• Korea University
• Lahore University of Management Sciences
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Louisiana State University
• Loyola University, Chicago
• Lycée Privé Sainte Geneviève
• Lycee Saint Louis
• Maastricht University
• Macalester College
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• McGill University
• Michigan State University
• Middlebury College
• Milan Polytechnic
• Monash University
• Montana State University
• Morehouse College
• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
• Moscow State Univ of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics
• Moscow State University
• Mount Holyoke College
• National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
• National Research University - Higher School of Economics
• National Taiwan University
• National Tsing Hua University
• New York University
• North Carolina State University
• Northeastern University
• Northwestern University
• Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
• Oberlin College
• Ohio Northern University
• Ohio State University
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Oxford University
• Peking University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Peoples Education Society Institute of Technology
• Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
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• Princeton University
• Punjab Engineering College, Deemed University
• Purdue University
• Qinghua University
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• Rice University
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• Seoul National University
• Shri Ram College of Commerce
• Simon Fraser University
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• St. Joseph University
• Stanford University
• State University - Higher School of Economics
• State University of New York, Binghamton
• Stockholm School of Economics
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• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
• Syracuse University
• Technical University of Budapest
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• The George Washington University
• The Interdisciplinary Center - IDC
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• Universidad de los Andes
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• Warsaw School of Economics
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The A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University was established in 1987 as a training ground for professional theater. A two-year, graduate-level program, the Institute was created with an understanding that students can best prepare for a life in the performing arts by immersing themselves in the work of a professional theater, and by studying with faculty who are practicing theater artists.

Over the past three decades, graduates of the Institute have become leaders in the arts. Graduates of the acting program have performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at theaters around the country, while also appearing in feature films and as series regulars on numerous television shows. Graduates of the dramaturgy program serve as dramaturgs, literary managers, theater critics, and artistic directors in this country and abroad. Graduates of the voice pedagogy program teach at top American universities.

In 1998, the Institute formed a historic partnership with the Moscow Art Theater School. The birthplace of the Stanislavsky System and the artistic home of the playwright Anton Chekhov, the Moscow Art Theater (MXAT) is one of Europe’s leading companies. The partnership with MXAT has given Institute students the opportunity to train with leading Russian actors, directors, choreographers, historians, and critics, and to be immersed in one of Europe’s most vibrant theater capitals.

At this time, the Institute is on hiatus in order to explore new models of training and is currently not accepting students.

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Graduates of the A.R.T. Institute have entered their respective industries with a far-reaching intellectual curiosity, a diligent sense of professionalism, and an extensive set of practical skills. Having garnered experience from their training abroad, their coursework stateside, and their collaboration alongside industry professionals, students have left the Institute prepared for the wide variety of work in today’s American and international theater.

Online Tours

Virtually tour our campuses in Allston  and  Cambridge .

Private Tours

Harvard Student Agencies provides tours of the Science and Engineering Complex, which can be arranged using this  form   ( https://trademarktours.com/request-tour ) or by contacting  [email protected] . 

Undergraduate Tours

Take a student-led supplemental tour focused on Harvard’s undergraduate programs in engineering and the applied sciences (including applied mathematics, biomedical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, engineering sciences, and mechanical engineering).

The tour, led by SEAS staff and students concentrating in the sciences and engineering, provides an overview of pursuing a technical degree in a liberal arts context, undergraduate research opportunities, related student groups and competitions, and support for entrepreneurship and innovation.

The SEAS tour will not cover the Harvard College (undergraduate) admissions process.  To learn more about admissions and financial aid, please visit the office of  Harvard College Admissions and Financial Aid .  You may also attend the  Harvard College general information session and tour .

Please note that registration is required for both the SEAS Tour and Harvard College Information Session & Tour so be sure to register as soon as you have a visit date in mind.

Wednesday, July 3, 11:30am-12:30pm

Tuesday, July 9, 8:30am-9:30am

Wednesday, July 10, 11:30am-12:30pm

Monday, July 15, 11:30am-12:30pm

Tuesday, July 16, 8:30am-9:30am

Tuesday, July 23, 8:30am-9:30am

Wednesday, July 24, 11:30am-12:30pm

Monday, July 29, 11:30am-12:30pm

Tuesday, July 30, 8:30am-9:30am

Monday, Aug 5, 11:30am-12:30pm

Tuesday, Aug 6, 8:30am-9:30am

Click here  to register online for SEAS Tours through Eventbrite.

• Cancellations:   If you are no longer able to attend the tour, please cancel your registration via Eventbrite or email   [email protected]  with your name and order number with at least 48 hours notice.

Tour check-in takes place in the main entrance of the Science & Engineering Complex (SEC) located at 150 Western Ave, Allston MA 02134.

We kindly ask that you do not bring additional guests beyond those that registered for your selected tour time. Any cancellation that is made is automatically designated to the next person on the waitlist, up until the start of the tour. All tours are capped at a certain level due to the availability of tour guides and the capacity for guests in the lab spaces which make it difficult to accommodate additional requests.

Public Parking

Public parking is available at metered spots on Western Ave. Parking meters run from one to two hours and are enforced from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.  A further advisory: Boston parking violations start at $35.00, and meters are monitored closely by transportation officers. We do not reimburse visitors for parking tickets. 

Daily Parking Permits for Visitors

You may purchase a Daily Visitor Parking Permit  online  for the 114 Western Avenue or 2 Hague Street lots. Maps indicating the locations of other nearby Harvard lots can be found at  http://www.transportation.harvard.edu/parking/garages-lots . You will need to bring a printed copy of your permit to display on your dashboard.

For additional questions, please call (617) 496-7827.

More Parking Information

Parking policies at Harvard are the responsibility of the Harvard  University Parking Services , (617) 496-7827. For detailed parking information, please visit the Parking Services website at  www.transportation.harvard.edu/parking .

• More information on Harvard Shuttles can be found at  http://transportation.harvard.edu/shuttle-van-services

Real-time shuttle tracking is also available on smartphones through the  PassioGo! mobile app or shuttle.harvard.edu .

Digital transit screens with real-time transportation information – including Harvard shuttles, MBTA buses, and BlueBikes – are located in the SEC atrium and in 114 Western Avenue lobby.

Shuttle schedules and frequency are subject to construction delays, traffic, and weather.

The SEC Cafe is located inside the Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) open Monday through Friday from 8AM-3PM. 

For more questions about SEAS undergraduate programs and visits:

Email:    [email protected]

Phone: 617 495 3163

Private tour group providers

This information is for private tour providers not associated with Harvard University. If you are an individual looking for a tour, please visit our Tours page.

At this time, Cambridge and Boston tour companies who wish to lead tours of visitors through Harvard Yard are required to register with the Harvard University Visitor Center.

For further inquiry, please contact: [email protected]

Registration process

Apply to be a registered Harvard Yard Tour Provider

To register:

• Fill out the application.
• Submit a copy of a business license (in Cambridge or Boston) and proof of insurance.
• Allow up two weeks for the authorization process.

Once approved:

• The Harvard University Visitor Center will provide a physical “Welcome Packet” to the tour company.
• Sign the Harvard Yard Use Agreement.
• The tour company will be directed to the online payment system, where tour passes must be purchased at least three days in advance for the desired tour date (currently through the end of the semester).

Before the tour:

• Prior to coming to campus, the tour company must review the Harvard Yard Guidelines and go to Visit Harvard for any updated campus information.
• The tour company will use Touchnet, the online payment system, to purchases passes for the current semester at least three days in advance of the desired tour date.
• A Harvard Yard Tour Pass purchase requires a non-refundable payment of $1.50 per tour attendee.
• The tour company will receive a PDF file of the Harvard Yard Tour Pass within three business days.
• The tour company must print the Harvard Yard Tour Pass in color and it must be visibly worn on the tour group leader at all times while in Harvard Yard. Lanyards and other tour materials may be found in the “Welcome Packet.”

Keep in mind:

• Occasionally the Yard closes for University activities. If this conflicts with a tour you have sign up for, your payment will be refunded.
• Tour groups can include up to 35 people.
• The tour company may offer up to one tour per day in Harvard Yard, as space is available.
• The tour company may offer tours in Harvard Yard between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
• The tour company must remain in good standing in order to annually renew the Harvard Yard Use Agreement.

Frequently asked question

Who has to register to provide tours in harvard yard.

At this time, Cambridge and Boston Tour Companies who wish to lead tours of visitors through Harvard Yard are required to register with the Harvard University Visitor Center.

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64 facts in comparison

Harvard University vs Lomonosov Moscow State University

Why is harvard university better than lomonosov moscow state university.

• 9.8% more international full-time students ? 20% vs 10.2%
• 113 higher position in U.S. News World's Best Universities ranking ? 3 vs 116
• 210 higher position on Times Higher Education ranking ? 4 vs 214
• 7000000 bigger library collection ? 17000000 vs 10000000
• 39 147.00$ bigger amount of funding available per student for one academic year ? $40 000.00 vs $853.00
• 62 more Nobel prize laureates academically affiliated with the university as lecturers ? 66 vs 4
• 17 more partner universities and research institutions ? 176 vs 159
• 79 higher position in ARWU universities ranking ? 1 vs 80

Why is Lomonosov Moscow State University better than Harvard University?

• 30 052.00$ lower tuition required ? $9 914.00 vs $39 966.00
• 11 817.00$ lower cost of room and board ? 1 813.00$ vs 13 630.00$
• 30 052.00$ lower tuition required from international full-time students ? $9 914.00 vs $39 966.00
• 1893 more academic staff ? 4000 vs 2107
• 17150 more enrolled students ? 38150 vs 21000
• 1087 more post-graduate students ? 15587 vs 14500
• 15863 more undergraduate students ? 22563 vs 6700
• 1185 higher dormitory capacity ? 15000 vs 13815

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