At Harvard Extension School

[Jonathan Whatley]

This is a wonderful school full of good, smart, and hard-working people from diverse backgrounds. Entering week six, I'm happy with myself for apparently holding my own!

Somehow they've put me on the board of the Harvard Extension Pre-Health Society. HEPS runs projects including a weekly study-help hall, social get-togethers and shared activities, a guest speaker series, med school visits up and down New England, connecting students to opportunities like research assistantships and clinical experience, and rounding up volunteers for good causes generally. New this year, HEPS has created a short unofficial guide to pre-health science courses at HES, printed and distributed to students free of charge.

Here I want to share the general point that student groups can be excellent and unique sources of information and insight about programs and schools. They're there to build community and help others, and they're probably full of good people to know. If you're reading this, you probably like finding information about college and university programs! If you're seriously interested in a program, keep student organizations in mind as a resource. If you're in a program, consider reaching out to one or more where you might find a place.