Why Harvard College is Seeking to Audit Extracurricular Entrance Processes

The Crimson spoke to the College’s Committee on Student Life student member Alexa C. Jordan ’22 about her thoughts on the upcoming study and how comps affect the undergraduate experience more broadly.

Photo by Mairead B. Baker

By Declan J. Knieriem, Crimson Staff Writer

Upon beginning their first year at Harvard, puzzled freshmen often confront one of the College’s more peculiar traditions: comps.

Many campus extracurricular organizations — from finance groups to comedy clubs — require that students who want to join go through a series of training exerc…