# Student Life

**Source**: https://college.harvard.edu/student-life
**Parent**: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply

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# Student Life

## Overview

Welcome Home\

From your professors and House advisers to your friends and teammates, Harvard is a vibrant community where you can feel supported and encouraged. No matter where you come from, Harvard is home.

## Today at Harvard

### Today at Harvard

Need to know what's on the menu tonight or when the next shuttle arrives? Get all the information you need to make it through your day.

[### View the College Calendar](https://calendar.college.harvard.edu/)

## Residential Life

First-year dorms and upper-level Houses create a small-college experience within a major research university. Your House is where you eat, sleep—and lay the groundwork for lifelong friendships.

[Learn more about residential life at Harvard](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/residential-life)

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## Student Activities

### Student Activities

A Harvard education is more than coursework. It's late-night discussions in the dining hall with friends, drama productions, fierce (or friendly) athletic competitions, outings to Boston's museums—and much more.\
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Through extracurricular activities, you'll meet new people, pursue your interests (or discover new ones), and enrich your understanding of the world and the people in it.

### Student life by the numbers

#### Statistics

- 500+

  Student organizations
- 125+

  Active service programs for Phillips Brooks House during the academic year
- 400+

  Students pursuing various service projects during the summer for Phillips Brooks House
- 3,400+

  Students participating in the arts

## Athletics

Nearly 80 percent of Harvard students participate in athletics—and everyone joins in to cheer on their friends and show their Crimson pride.

[Learn more about athletics](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/athletics)

## Health & Wellbeing

### Health & Wellbeing

From physical health to mental and emotional wellness, your wellbeing remains a critical priority. Everything you need to stay healthy can be found through Harvard's many health, wellness, and fitness services.

[### Navigating Your Healthcare in College: My Health Journey At Harvard

Author: 
Perrin
Class of 
'23
Alumni](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/student-stories/navigating-your-healthcare-college-my-health-journey-harvard)

## Student Stories

### Harvard Housing Day

As a first year in the vibrant Harvard community, your Housing Day experience will be nothing short of magical, filled with anticipation, excitement, and the thrill of discovering your new home.

[Read Full Story](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/student-stories/harvard-housing-day)

### Latest Stories

- ### A Letter to Incoming Students

  Now that I’ve completed my first semester at Harvard, here are the three biggest takeaways I would share with incoming students.

  [Read Full Story](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/student-stories/letter-incoming-students)
- ### What Does Junior Year Recruiting Look Like?

  Junior year in college is often described as "recruiting season”.

  [Read Full Story](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/student-stories/what-does-junior-year-recruiting-look)
- ### 6 Weeks in Seoul

  Last summer I had the privilege of studying at Yonsei University for 6 weeks. Here's a quick look at how it changed my life.

  [Read Full Story](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/student-stories/6-weeks-seoul)

[View all](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/student-stories)

## Learn More About Harvard

Join our email list to download our brochure and stay in touch.

[Sign Up](https://apply.college.harvard.edu/register/?id=1b4499e4-8fd0-47f0-bb86-f17cd0fc8b32)

## Related Topics

[### Campus

From our libraries to our museums, our support services to our common spaces, our campus is teeming with resources to guide your experience.](https://college.harvard.edu/about/campus)

[### Financial Aid

The Griffin Financial Aid Office provides need-based aid that allows us to bring the best students to Harvard, regardless of their ability to pay.](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid)

[### Navigating Campus Day-to-Day

Navigating College life can be tricky—this guide brings all of your need-to-know links into one place.](https://college.harvard.edu/guides/navigating-campus-day-day)