Let's Talk About... Majors!! =D

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<p>Hiiiiiii everyone! This thread is open to anyone interested in reviewing the most popular majors or “strongest” majors (though Harvard must be strong in all right?) at Harvard Undergrad!</p>

<p>;_; Who knows… where this thread will Go!</p>

<p>To start off:</p>

<li><p>Anthropology is the most popular major for undergrads right? Does it mean that if you choose this major it will present even More (obviously there’s a lot of competition already) for applicants?</p></li>
<li><p>How strong is the Russian language major? Is it popular = does a substantial amount of students take it?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>"Concentrations, not majors" among other things. Anthropology?</p>

<p><a href="http://prefrosh.net/go/Concentrations%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://prefrosh.net/go/Concentrations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>hmmm.. i don't know, i went here...</p>

<p>yes, anthropology.. ? wait.. so is collegeboard not a reliable source to look up majors (concentrations?)?</p>

<p><a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1251&profileId=7%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1251&profileId=7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Social Sciences≠Anthropology. Social sciences seems like it would include government, social studies, and economics, in addition to anthro + sociology.</p>

<p>I just heard from a dean that overall, the breakdown is 5:3:2 social sciences: quantitative sciences : humanities, which seems similar to the collegeboard figures.</p>

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<p>The most popular concentration is usually economics, though government, English, psychology, and biology are all very big.</p>

<p>Russian (or Slavic Language and Lit) is a small department, but it's fantastic, one of the best Russian programs in the country.</p>

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<p>thanx for the info!</p>

<p>and i'm really glad to hear that! =) (let's see if i'll be able to attend it !!)</p>

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<p>The strongest programs include the biological sciences, economics, political science, east asian studies and african american studies, among others. Most programs are top-notch, of course, although some, notably engineering, are not so good.</p>

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<p>I was under the impression (this isn't my field though), that Biomedical Engineering was rather strong. Math, I've heard, is top-notch.</p>