<p>Re: broadcast journalism. Check out “Crimson Edition” <a href=“http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hrtv/hrtv_news/index.html[/url]”>http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hrtv/hrtv_news/index.html</a></p>
<p>It’s put together by a few friends of mine, under HRTV. Radio is also an option.</p>
<p>I’m a bit biased, but I think The Crimson has to be one of the best college journalism experiences in the country. THC breaks national stories rather regularly (Summers/Faust getting hired). Top “Crimeds” go off to the NYTimes or the WSJ (often after a fellowship in Britain), and tend to land some solid internships (LA Times, NY Post, etc). I also know one or two kids who have gone into broadcast stuff, working for the ABC newsdesk (and Jeff Zucker, president of NBC, is a former Crimson president).</p>
<p>I think it’s important to note that while Harvard does not offer preprofessional degrees, there are amazing preprofessional resources. Each house has Premed/prelaw/business tutors, usually students in the respective graduate schools. Something like 90% of Harvard applicants get into med school. Oodles of companies come here to recruit… etc.</p>
<p>Finally, as for the “comps,” my impression is that the Crimson comp + the radio comp are both very doable, as long as you complete some straightforward, but demanding, requirements (ex. write 6 news stories, 1 feature, and attend weekly meetings). The Lampoon, on the other hand, only takes 5-10 new members a semester, and is notoriously difficult to get in to.</p>