community – Harvard-Westlake Student Ambassadors

Starting from Scratch at HW: Being the Only Person from your School

Written by: hwadmission • November 11, 2025

By Alice ‘30 For most people, not coming from a more common sending school does not affect their desire to apply to Harvard-Westlake. The...

Written by: hwadmission • November 5, 2025

By Joshua ’28 Whenever I tell people in my town that I go to Harvard-Westlake, their first reaction is almost always, “Wow,...

Written by: hwadmission • October 31, 2025

By Honore ’27 In a day on campus at Harvard-Westlake, you can walk by as many new faces as familiar ones. In other words, potential...

Written by: hwadmission • October 23, 2025

By James ’27 At my middle school, I would bring lunch and snacks from home each day, but when I transitioned to Harvard-Westlake in...

Written by: hwadmission • March 7, 2025

By Michelle ’28 Finally, you’ve made it to the end of the year! At school, students work hard every day to become better students...

Written by: hwadmission • February 24, 2025

By Sabrina ’26 One of my favorite things about being a student at Harvard-Westlake is all of the unique opportunities the school has...

Written by: hwadmission • February 24, 2025

By Audrey ’27 The life of a Harvard-Westlake student is filled with a busy schedule, intense studying, and unwavering dedication to...

Written by: hwadmission • December 20, 2024

By James ’27 Many people view Harvard-Westlake as a bastion exclusively for highly academic students. However, this is not entirely...

Written by: hwadmission • December 12, 2024

By Miro ’28 Leading an affinity group is something that I wouldn’t have thought of when I first came to Harvard-Westlake. In fact,...

Written by: hwadmission • December 4, 2024

By Sahana ‘26 Before coming to Harvard-Westlake, I was used to a very different school environment. There were 30 people in my entire...