The Student Employment Office (SEO) is also worth a visit--or, if you'd rather not hike to Byerly Hall, you can receive instant updates by e-mail as new summer jobs come in by registering at the SEO's webpage, http://www.byerly.fas.harvard.edu/seo/joblist/subscribe.html.

It's also not too late for a summer inside the Capital Beltway, says Geoffrey C. Rapp '98, chair of the Student Advisory Committee of the Institute of Politics (IOP).

"A lot of senators and congressmen have internship programs that don't have deadlines until March," Rapp says.

"The White House, which hosts about 20 Harvard students each year, has a deadline in March," he adds.

Moreover, Rapp says, applications for the IOP's Washington internship program--which last year featured positions at C-SPAN and at the Commerce Department and which awards students grants of $2,500--are not due until near Spring Break.

Rapp, who two years ago didn't send off application materials for his internship with Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) until the last week of February, recommends that students call their congressional representatives to inquire about the application procedure.

"The District of Columbia is a fabulous place to live," he says. "Even if the job itself is not that glamorous, the community that you become a part of is really vibrant and stimulating."

The deadline is also inching up for Let's Go travel guides, a Harvard summer stand-by. You'll see the world (or at least a small portion of it) with only backpack and pen if you're selected to be a researcher-writer. Applications are available at Harvard Student Agencies, 67 Mount Auburn St., and are due February 24