She said that graduate students in physics have their Harvard education funded in full by either a teaching fellowship or a paid research position with a professor.
In physics, too, there is a high incidence of re-application.
"I would say I have seen some students apply for up to two years," Lamprost said.
Until this year, two science graduate programs bucked the normal GSAS admissions process, asking candidates to fill out a separate application.
The chemistry and microbiology departments will soon accept the regular GSAS application.
Ed Kleisfen, the associate director for administration and academic affairs in the microbiology department said his department catered to a specific group of life scientists.
"Some people decide to go to Harvard's medical school. Or they decide along the way that they're interests are more sympathetic with clinical environment," he says.
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