Academics

The College Process

Written by: hwadmission • January 26, 2022

By Li Yam ’22 The college application process can be very intimidating and overwhelming. With so many options and decisions...

Written by: hwadmission • January 20, 2022

By Kaito ’24 Science Olympiad is a club at Harvard-Westlake that has students choose events within a specific area of science in...

Written by: hwadmission • January 13, 2022

By Jack ’23 Harvard-Westlake offers the amazing opportunity to take two languages simultaneously! Students enrolling in 7th grade...

Written by: hwadmission • January 11, 2022

By Hannah ’25 Harvard-Westlake has a diverse range of courses in many different subjects, especially journalism and publications....

Written by: hwadmission • January 7, 2022

By Natalie ’25 When taking a look at the middle school schedule, one of the first details you may notice is that core classes meet...

Written by: hwadmission • January 3, 2022

By Illi ’24 I wake up to ABBA’s 70’s hit Dancing Queen blaring from my phone on the other side of my room. After getting ready...

Written by: hwadmission • December 14, 2021

By Tali ’27 As a seventh grader at HW, my days are filled with interesting classes, great teachers, fun activities, and good...

Written by: hwadmission • December 13, 2021

By Lila ’26 Welcome to the day in the life of an eighth-grader at Harvard-Westlake! Today is a pretty chill day since I have 3 X’s...

Written by: hwadmission • December 13, 2021

By Ellie ’26 Hello! My name’s Ellie, and I’m a current 8th grader. Coming to a new school with a reputation for having a...

Written by: hwadmission • December 7, 2021

By Li Yam ’22 Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. My alarm clock wakes me up at 6:30am on a Wednesday. Barely awake, I sit up and tap my buzzing phone....