Harvard College in Asia Program

Get ready for a spook-tacular night of Halloween fun! 🎉 Join us for our Halloween Social, where we’ll have drinks and treats!
Note: Costumes are highly encouraged! Come to relax, connect, and enjoy good vibes with friends
Details: 📅 Date: Thursday, Oct. 31
🕒 Time: 7-8pm
📍 Location: Claverly Hall Menin Room

Next up in our introduction to the delegations...we have Hong Kong! 🇭🇰

HUAP’s partner university in Hong Kong is the University of Hong Kong, also known as HKU. HKU was founded in 1911, making it the oldest college in Hong Kong.

“Live changing dim sum and new friends from all over the world 🥹” - Deni

We’re highlighting each of our eight wonderful delegations! First up: the Bangkok delegation! 🇹🇭

HUAP’s partner university in Bangkok is Chulalongkorn University, the oldest and top-ranked university in Thailand founded in 1917 by King Vajiravudh.

“Take me back!! Missing the spontaneous tuk-tuk rides, Bangkok delicacies, and the endless laughter!” - Samara 💖✨

day 7: final day

We finished our conference today with group photos and a closing ceremony. Thank you so much for an incredible week and we will miss you all so much!

Day 6 Part 2: Prom!
On the eve of the final day of HCAP 2024, we came together to celebrate the American high school tradition of prom. This night is sparkling ✨

Day 6 Part 1: speakers, museum tour, fireside chats
HCAP 2024’s penultimate day featured speakers Dao Jensen, who discussed how to apply the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi to our lives, and Rebecca Xiong, who explored the process of building a successful startup. We then embarked on a tour of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture and participated in fireside chats (with free boba!)

day 5: speaker events, Taza Chocolate tour part 2, and Boston tours

We started our day by learning about career pivots with Lisa Rohrer, followed by learning about filming making in the Dominican Republic. After lunch, some delegations went on a Taza Chocolate tour. We finished the day by touring Boston.
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day 4 part 1: speaker events and HCAPx

We started our day with an inspiring speech from Brian Yu and followed by an incredible performance by the Parker Quartet. After lunch, we learned about Foremost Group takes a path less traveled when handling the difficult circumstances of COVID-19, followed by HCAPx, a version of TEDx but with speeches by our delegates.
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day 3: speakers, chocolate tour, talent show

We kicked off day 3 by hearing speakers Robin Kelsey and Alen Juginović! Afterwards, the first waves of delegates enjoyed a tour of Taza Chocolate in Somerville, and we ended the day with an incredible talent show featuring nine show stopping performances!
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ONE DAY UNTIL 🎉

ONE is for the ONE big, global family that we build every year. For this year’s group, the fun starts tomorrow!

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

TWO DAYS UNTIL 🎉

Harvard allowed undergraduate students to pursue double concentrations TWO years ago! This allows students to study two fields without writing a joint thesis, since previously, undergraduates who want to study two disciplines must either pursue a joint concentration or add a secondary field of study.

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

THREE DAYS UNTIL 🎉

Harvard has THREE main campuses located in the greater Boston area: the Cambridge campus includes Harvard College, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, and more, while the Allston campus is located across the river and includes Harvard Business School, Harvard Stadium, Harvard Innovation Labs, and the newly opened Science and Engineering Complex, and finally the Longwood campus is home to Harvard Medical School, Harvard Dental School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health!

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

FOUR DAYS UNTIL 🎉

At Harvard College, every freshman is guaranteed housing and lives in one of the freshman dorms that are in Harvard Yard or near it. Dorms are separated into FOUR freshman residential neighborhoods called Yards, consisting of Crimson Yard, Elm Yard, Ivy Yard, and Oak Yard!

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

FIVE DAYS UNTIL 🎉

Harvard College has FIVE curriculum requirements to graduate, consisting of general education, divisional distribution (arts & humanities, science & engineering, social sciences), quantitative reasoning with data, expository writing, and language!

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

SIX DAYS UNTIL 🎉

Harvard offers SIX pre-orientation programs for incoming first-year students to attend in August to help with the transition to college! During Pre-Orientation, students can build strong relationships with classmates who share similar interests, learn more about student life at Harvard, and connect with upper-level students.

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

SEVEN DAYS UNTIL 🎉

Harvard used to have a schedule system called “Harvard Time” that allowed students to arrive SEVEN minutes late to every class past the scheduled time that was originally meant to budget for traveling time between classes!

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

EIGHT DAYS UNTIL 🎉

Harvard is one of EIGHT schools in the Ivy League, and is the oldest of these schools as it was founded in 1636. In fact, Harvard is the first institution of higher education in the U.S.!

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

NINE DAYS UNTIL 🎉

Harvard Yard is a grassy NINE-hectare area that constitutes the oldest part and the center of the campus of Harvard. 13 of 17 freshman dorms are located in the Yard, as well as 4 libraries, Memorial Church, and 5 buildings of classrooms and academic departments!

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.

TEN DAYS UNTIL 🎉

The Rhodes Scholarship, established in 1902 through the will of Cecil John Rhodes, is an award of two to three years of study at Oxford. This year, TEN Harvard students were selected as Rhodes Scholars to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford! Harvard College produced the most American Rhodes Scholars for the fifth year in a row.

HCAP is a platform for student exploration and development, connecting the world’s future leaders and strengthening the international relationships of tomorrow.