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...other occupations. Granted, there are more students interested in banking and consulting than in art, yet the approximately 50 seniors concentrating in the History of Art and Architecture or Visual and Environmental Studies do not constitute an insignificant portion of the student body. If any group needs guidance and support, it is these students whose future career paths will most likely be winding rather than direct...
Although the same process for finding a banking or consulting job does not necessarily apply to finding a job in the arts, such as with recruiting, there are certain actions Harvard could take to offer a little more support. There are two great challenges facing prospective artists; first, discovering and focusing in on a particular career out of the numerous choices, and second, learning how to break into that career...
This is not to say that support for art students is entirely lacking at Harvard; the University does offer many forms of guidance to those who take the initiative to seek out advice. The career counselors at OCS are extremely knowledgeable and committed to helping students. However, the amount of attention that Harvard devotes towards I-banking and consulting detracts from the significance of pursuing other paths. Students feel obliged to at least consider these high-profile careers and tend to feel lost when they look for evidence of the school's encouragement of alternative options--such...
...your daughter is going through, you should know that you're in good company. If you're truly alarmed, you should consult your child's pediatrician, but the fact is, most early bloomers are perfectly healthy. Instead of medical attention, they need plenty of age-appropriate information and loving support. Happily, the trend toward earlier puberty has spawned a wealth of resources for 8-to-12-year-old girls and their parents. And because girls this age still tend to listen to their parents, you're just the person to prepare your daughter for what lies ahead...
...Barak faced no immediate threat in Monday?s session, because the ultra-Orthodox Shas party has promised him its temporary support. But it was Shas's defection from his governing coalition last spring that had precipitated Barak's decline, and any respite offered by the religious party is likely to be temporary. And that leaves Barak forced to either sweeten the unity deal for Sharon by giving him effective veto over any peace initiatives, or else face new elections that pollsters right now predict he'll almost certainly lose...