Harvard students reserve a lot of time for extracurricular activities. Just about everyone is involved in at least one, and for some students these activities are the most important thing they do during their free time in college. These include sports, media, music, different performance, student clubs, and politics that students at college everywhere participate in. 

Unlike other universities, Harvard has several rather famous student groups like Hasty Pudding, the Crimson, The Lampoon and so many others which help explain why some students are willing to spend more time on their extracurricular than on their studies. For many students, it is the relationships formed in these clubs from which their careers will unfold.