<p>Hi </p>
<p>I hope to do a PHD in Harvard- what is the minimal amount of time it would take to complete a course in Social Science? </p>
<p>I have not applied yet, but I have been contacting a professor there who has agreed to support my application and is interested in supervising my PHD thesis. Is this fact significant for my chances of getting in at all? Because apart from this fact, I do not have particularly outstanding undergraduate credentials. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>