Harvard's prospective scholars must pass through an Office of Career Services internal screening before submitting their transcripts, recommendations and statement essays to the Canadian Rhodes committee.
The finalists selected by the committee must then pass through a wide-ranging interview with eight selectors, where the field is further winnowed.
Despite the rigorous process, Harvard's Canadian community has produced Rhodes scholars from both the College and the Kennedy School of Government.
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"I'm very excited to go as a representative of my country," Shohet said.