# Talk to an Advisor

**Source**: https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/talk-to-an-adviser/
**Parent**: https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/channels/international-students/

## Please select your student status for advising details:

- [Harvard College Students and Recent Alumni (<5 years)](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/talk-to-an-adviser#college)
- [Harvard College Premed Students and Recent Alumni (<5 years)](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/talk-to-an-adviser#premed)
- [Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Students and Alumni](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/talk-to-an-adviser#GSAS)
- [Harvard Extension School Students and Alumni](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/talk-to-an-adviser#HES)

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## **Harvard College Students and Recent Alumni (<5 years)**

### **Drop-in Advising**

Ten-minute “ask me anything” drop-in sessions every weekday:

- In-person: 2-4pm (54 Dunster St.)

### **Thirty-Minute Scheduled Appointments (in person, phone, or Zoom)**

Discuss career decisions, summer planning, making connections, interviewing, applying to graduate school, or other questions. Log in to [Crimson Careers](https://harvard-csm.symplicity.com/students/?signin_tab=0) and click on “advising appointment” on the top to view advisor availability and reserve a time. **Visibility is limited to four weeks from today’s date**. See our [list of College advisors](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/mignone-staff/#college-career-services).

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## **Harvard College Premed Students and Recent Alumni (<5 years)**

### **MCS premed and pre-health advising schedule:**

#### **First-Year Students:**

**Pre-Health 101 Orientation**: For those who were unable to attend our orientations in person, please [view the recording of Pre-Health 101](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/videos/pre-health-101/) to learn more about being premed or pre-health at Harvard and complete the form linked at the end. Appointment access will be granted on a rolling basis going forward.

#### ***Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and alumni:***

*Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and alumni* can book a 30-minute premed/pre-health appointment with Oona Ceder or Rob Harrington.

**Sophomores and juniors:** Students with last names A-L are assigned to Rob Harrington and should continue to book with him. Students with last names M-Z are assigned to Oona Ceder and should continue to book with her.

**Seniors and alumni: Please book your appointment with the premed/pre-health advisor you previously met with** (if you met with Emiko Morimoto in the past, please book your next appointment with Rob Harrington).

**Booking a premed/pre-health advising appointment:** Log in to [Crimson Careers](https://harvard-csm.symplicity.com/students/?signin_tab=0) and click on “advising appointment” on the top. Select your assigned MCS Premed & Pre-Health advisor’s name from the listed Premed & Pre-Health advisors and then select an available appointment time. Be sure to add it to your calendar. If your assigned advisor does not have any openings, please check back in a few days and do not email us to book as all appointments are booked via Crimson Careers (you may attend a Premed & Pre-Health Drop-in for any time-sensitive matters as you are waiting for your 30-minute appointment).

**Weekly Premed/pre-health drop-ins** are offered on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:00pm ET and on Thursdays from 3:00 to 4:00pm ET throughout the semester. Premed/pre-health drop-ins are 10-minute Zoom drop-in appointments with the MCS premed/pre-health advisors. Click “Drop-In Now” from the [advising section in Crimson Careers](https://harvard-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?s=calendar&ss=app_main&mode=landing). First time? See our [virtual drop-in instructions](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/resources/how-to-log-in-to-drop-in-advising/).

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## **Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Students and Alumni**

Advisors work confidentially with Harvard Griffin GSAS students and alumni on a wide range of career-related issues, from self-assessment and decision-making to specific advice on resume, CV, and cover letter preparation for academic and nonacademic job searches. Advising is available in-person, and by phone or Zoom.

### **Thirty-Minute Scheduled Appointments (in person, phone, or Zoom)**

Schedule a 30-minute appointment through the “Schedule an Advising Appointment” link in [Crimson Careers](https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/crimson-careers). These appointment slots become available 30 days prior. Come talk with us about any of your questions around careers within or beyond academia. We can help you imagine possibilities, strategize timelines, develop excellent job search documents, and prepare for interviews and negotiations.

### **Fifteen-Minute Express Appointments**

For quick or relatively urgent questions, or for critique of one document (resume, CV, cover letter), schedule a 15-minute express appointment in [Crimson Careers](https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/crimson-careers). These appointment slots will become available for scheduling each Monday for sessions the following week.

See our [list of GSAS advisors](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/mignone-staff/#gsas-career-services).

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## **Harvard Extension School Students and Alumni**

### **Thirty-Minute Scheduled Appointments (Year-Round; in person, phone or Zoom)**

Harvard Extension School admitted degree candidates and degree alumni and current Premedical Program participants can meet with Shoshana Mavor and Amanda Peters for career advising appointments. To schedule a 30-minute appointment, log on to [Crimson Careers](https://harvard-csm.symplicity.com/students) and select “Advising Appointment.” See our [list of HES advisors](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/mignone-staff/#hes-career-services).

### **Virtual Drop-In Advising Hours (offered between September and May)**

Fifteen-minute virtual drop-in career advising sessions are available on one Monday per month, September to May, between 1:00 pm and 3:45 pm Eastern Time.

These first-come, first-served slots with Amanda Peters are available to all currently registered Extension School students and alumni to ask questions about career options, resumes, cover letters, job search strategies, and interviewing skills.

Registration opens the Friday before each drop-in date and any open slots can be booked up until the drop-in hours are concluded.

Specific dates listed on the [HES Career Services](https://extension.harvard.edu/for-students/support-and-services/career-services/) page.