<p>BiologyMaster-- how old are you? Do/did you attend Harvard? I’m going to say no. Well, I’m actually a student.</p>
<p>Harvard actually has a School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the above poster is correct in that SEAS will be moved to a brand new location (by 2017) with state of the art facilities. Engineering and applied sciences have been around at Harvard science the 70s. If you bothered looking at the SEAS website you would know that, since they have a timeline in the history section. And SEAS is a graduate school, meaning the undergrad EAS majors are through that school, even though all undergrads are enrolled in the College (all other undergrad majors are through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, different from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences). </p>
<p>Yield went up after Visitas was cancelled because hundreds of students called, skyped, Facebooked, tweeted, and made videos for the accepted students. The prefrosh loved how much we all appreciate our school and took the time to reach out to them. THAT’S why the yield went up (besides Harvard offering record financial aid again). </p>
<p>“Social scene” and how you feel on the campus are very important. When I visited, I could see myself here. </p>
<p>OP-you can PM me about any concerns. Your interests may change. I came in as engineering, decided I didn’t want to do it, looked at math, stats, and now a different concentration. Princeton’s engineering program is better than Harvard’s. You can cross-register at MIT. You’re still going to a top school in the country and world.</p>