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Living at Harvard
Housing
Secondary school students live together in Harvard College dormitories in and around historic Harvard Yard. Many dormitories are more than a century old, and recent renovations have made them safe and comfortable while maintaining their unique ambience. Students live in double or triple rooms, equipped with a bed or bunk bed, mattress and pillow, dresser, desk, bookcase, and chair for each student. Additional furnishings, such as lamps, wastebaskets, and decorations, can be purchased on or off campus. These rooms once housed such noted individuals as Henry David Thoreau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Gates, and Matt Damon. All students eat their meals in Annenberg Hall and are on the meal plan, which covers three meals per day, seven days per week.
Residential Advising
Carefully chosen resident proctors, who are Harvard College undergraduates and graduates, live with students and serve as advisors on all matters great and small. Proctors are available daily to offer support and guidance—helping students adjust to college and dormitory life, keeping general order, suggesting cultural and recreational activities, and helping students find their way around Cambridge and Boston.
Sophomores
Rising juniors (students who have completed their sophomore year of high school), being as a rule younger than other SSP students, are housed together, have a higher ratio of proctors assigned to supervise and assist them, and observe a curfew.
Health Services
For students living on campus, the facilities of the University Health Services are available 24 hours a day for urgent care needs. A dental clinic and eye clinic operate on a fee-for-service basis and are also available in cases of urgent need.
Religious Activities
Harvard University has no religious affiliation; opportunities for worship are available on campus for members of many faiths.
Dress Code
There is no dress code at Harvard; dress is generally casual.
Commuting Students
Students who live within commuting distance of Harvard may apply as commuters. If they wish, they may purchase a meal plan, participate in intramural athletics, join the summer musical groups, visit museums and libraries, and take part in trips and social activities organized by the Activities Office.
Students with Disabilities
The Summer School is committed to creating an accessible community where students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to benefit from its academic and residential programs. Students should see Disability Services on the Summer School website for information on procedures and accommodations.
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