Jonah S. Berger â21, a former Associate News editor, is an Economics concentrator in Cabot House. His column appears on alternate Fridays.
The typical admonishment from almost every elder to his 18-year-old college grandchild is the same: âTake advantage of these four years; itâs the last time youâll be free to pursue what you love.â Yet at Harvard, students are severely limited in their ability to do just that.
For many Harvard students, four years pass without ever being able to experiment with something new, potentially missing the opportunity to find a lifelong passion. From poetry to painting to creative writing to cooking to public speaking, students are itching to explore new terrains, without the grades, competitiveness, and narrow curricular scope of the Harvard classroom.