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...other end of the spectrum lies the government department, Harvard’s second-largest concentration, with 206 graduating seniors. Government garnered a rock-bottom rating of 3.04 in The Crimson’s survey. Only the biology concentration??which is in the process of being disbanded—scored lower, with an average rating of 3.02. (This fall, sophomores will not have the option of majoring in biology, but instead will choose among several sub-disciplines, including chemical and physical biology, molecular and cellular biology, neurobiology, and organismic and evolutionary biology...
Although Harvard’s faculty members and students rarely shy from selectivity or prestige, the Social Studies of 2007 finds itself in a difficult position that questions whether the concentration??s elite status is valuable—or even merited—anymore...
...still means that many students who want to concentrate in Social Studies are unable to—180 applied last year for 144 spots. Next fall, because of the College’s delayed concentration choice, the number of applicants is expected to increase even further, as the concentration??s famous tutorial will be open to all sophomores for the first time...
...couching “self-reflection” in terms of the concentration??s supposed need for extraordinary commitment and intellectual rigor, Social Studies is working against its goal of only attracting concentrators who actually want to do Social Studies, and not students who are drawn by the concentration??s prestige...
...When questioned about Social Studies’ relation to other concentrations, Bernstein reiterated the difficulty of the concentration and the need for students to reflect on what they are committing to. Tuck said, “I think Social Studies’ reputation is good for the concentration??that kind of self-confidence is good for work. People want to be a part of an interesting group...