A letter from Harvard's Class of 2026 — seniors who chose public service, advocacy, research, organizing, policy, and everything in between.
The Letter
We came to Harvard with something in mind. A problem we wanted to solve, a community we wanted to serve, a world we wanted to leave better than we found it. Four years later, we're leaving with the skills, the network, and the credentials to actually do it. And that's exactly what we're going to do.
The same prestige that makes Harvard a pipeline into finance and consulting makes it an extraordinary launching pad for everything else. A Harvard degree opens doors in policy, advocacy, law, research, organizing, nonprofits, and government just as readily as it does on Wall Street. The talent that hedge funds and consulting firms spend millions recruiting every fall is the same talent that public defenders' offices, climate organizations, housing advocates, and civil rights groups desperately need.
We're seniors who chose public service, advocacy, research, organizing, policy, and everything in between. Not because it was the path of least resistance — it wasn't — but because it was the right one for us. The work is real, and the problems are urgent. And it turns out a Harvard degree is one of the most powerful tools in the world for solving them, if you actually point it at something worth solving.
We are the Non-Sellouts. We're signing our names to make that visible.
"A man does what he must — in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures — and that is the basis of all human morality." — JFK
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