Please contact us to place an ad in any one of our six publications.

UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO 
BEST OF LIFE AT HARVARD

For over 30 years, The Unofficial Guide has been the resource Harvard students turn to for candid, witty reviews of local favorites. From bars to restaurants, shops to museums, The Unofficial Guide is written for students by students, with a renewed focus this year on the best student hotspots. The guide is distributed free to the Harvard undergraduate campus, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Business School, and the Law School.


Target: Harvard College, Business, Law, & Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Readership: 14,600

UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO 
STUDENT LIFE IN BOSTON

Following the popularity of the Harvard Guide, the Boston Guide provides up-to-date reviews for shops and restaurants in the neighborhoods surrounding twelve college campuses, where the guides are distributed free. If you are looking to reach college students when they are looking to buy, then this guide to the best of Boston is the most effective way to do it!



Target: Boston College, Lesley, Suffolk, Tufts, Wellesley, MIT, BU, Emerson, Brandeis, UMass Boston, Babson
Readership: 92,000+

UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO
VISITAS 

As newly accepted high school seniors arrive on campus for the first time to visit in April, this guide is handed to them every year by the Harvard College Admissions Office. This magazine-style guide aims to help these prospective students orient themselves to Cambridge and Boston areas before they spend the next four years here. The eager new  “prefrosh” will be sure to scour this guide both over the weekend and as they impatiently prepare to join the Harvard community in the fall.

Target: Incoming Freshmen & Parents
Readership: 1,600

UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO 
SUMMER AT HARVARD

Produced with the Harvard Summer School, this magazine-style guide instructs the 2,000 summer school students (both college and high school students) spending 6 weeks in Harvard Yard where to go for the best of Harvard Square and Boston. This guide has full reviews of select Boston area establishments, Harvard history, and tips for what to do with free time. This captive audience is looking to make the most of their limited time here, so take advantage of this opportunity to reach them directly now!

Target: Visiting Summer Students
Readership: 2,000+

UNOFFICIAL PARENT'S GUIDE
TO VISITAS

Along with the Unofficial Guide to Visitas Weekend, this booklet-sized Parents' Guide is handed to all the parents of incoming Harvard freshmen, as they accompany their children and explore Harvard for the first time during Visitas Weekend. Advertisements in this guide establish a connection early on with the people who will be paying for all of the college preparation prior to fall move-in. Ask about our discounted rates for bundled ads in the Parents' and Students' guides!



Target: Parents of Incoming Freshmen
Readership: 800

THE HARVARD GUIDE TO SUMMER
OPPORTUNITIES

Magazines and newspapers are quickly thrown away, but the Harvard Guide to Summer Opportunities (GSO) is retained and consulted throughout the year, giving advertisers limitless exposure. The GSO is the only guide co-sponsored and co-written with Harvard’s Office of Career Services, advising students on a wealth of different summer experiences. Room-dropped to every residence, we ensure that this guide is available to every single Harvard College student. Our high percentage of renewal clients each year speaks to the effectiveness of advertising in the GSO.


Target: All Harvard College Students
Readership: 6,600+

  

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