22-year-old Heerraa Ravindran was accepted as an undergraduate at Harvard’s ALB Degree program last year after months of hard work to meet the ivy league’s distinguished requirements. Starting her Harvard journey in the middle of the pandemic, Heerraa managed to attend her live classes in Boston while she was in Kuala Lumpur, often waking up at midnight or 5 am to attend classes or club meetings despite the 12-hour time difference.
“I was very shocked when I received the news that I was honoured on Harvard’s Dean’s List. It was so much fun learning and attending the classes and meeting my professors and classmates from around the world, that I did not expect to receive such recognition. I really need to thank my family for supporting my journey in pursuing my education at Harvard while also enabling me to grow in my career,” said Heerraa, who is also an award-winning singer-songwriter who recently produced a song for Harvard’s Undergraduate Songwriter’s Collective (HUSC)’s album.
Between juggling her challenging assignments and studio sessions to record her upcoming album to be released in August this year, Heerraa is also an advisor to the global youth movement, Ascendance. Unlike the ordinary college student, Heerraa isn’t going to university to get a job but instead to bring Ascendance and her music career to the global stage. She spends her time guiding a young team of Gen Zs to discover their passion and build their character with Ascendance’s aim to impact #OneMillionTeens.
Heerraa, also elected as the Director of Communications
for the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA).
Recently, Heerraa has been elected as the Director of Communications at the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) for the upcoming academic year. Heerraa will be entering her sophomore year this fall and is excited to visit Harvard’s breathtaking campus in Boston, the United States of America.
