Harvard sciences and engineering

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Barring that, I could envision a system where Harvard students could cross-reg with some smaller, teaching-oriented LAC’s. Lest you scoff at such an arrangement as unworkable, allow me to point out that MIT has a full cross-reg arrangement with Wellesley. Hence, I am sure that Harvard could do the same.

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<p>Let me also mention that UPenn has a similar cross-reg relationship with 3 LAC’s (Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Haverford) in the so-called “Quaker Consortium” where students are allowed to take classes at the other institutions, with a free shuttle bus that travels to each of them. Similarly the Five Colleges consortium joins UMass with Amherst, Smith, Mt Holyoke, and Hampshire. </p>

<p>The point is, if these schools can produce such an arrangement, I am fairly certain that Harvard could do the same. Heck, Harvard already has a quite impressive cross-reg relationship with MIT: the issue with that is that MIT is also a research university; therefore it doesn’t quite fit the bill for a student who is looking for small, intimate classes.</p>