Fifteen Superlative Seniors
Most Interesting Thesis: Nour Khachemoune
Khachemoune is using chemical analyses to study rabbit and turkey bones from a Mayan site in Honduras to understand how humans changed the diet of animals in the 1890s.
Most Likely to Be President: Charles Hua
Charles X. Hua has been nominated by his peers as the Harvard senior most likely to become President of the United States. As Hua tells me about his train trip across the country, I begin to understand why.
Best Advice-Giver: Lucas Woodley
“I listen to people. Or I try. And I think that’s usually a precursor to giving good advice.”
Most Iconic Duo: Amy Benedetto and Chris Wirth
Now seniors, Wirth, an astrophysics concentrator, and Benedetto, a chemical and physical biology concentrator, recently celebrated their three-year anniversary.
Most Mysterious: Neo Guerrero
While some of Neo Guerrero’s peers know him as a musical jack-of-all-trades, others know him as their teaching fellow. And Eliot House residents might see him in an entirely different light — as someone carting suitcases full of laundry across the dining hall.
Most House Spirit: Sam Woolf
Woolf — one of Dunster's intramural reps — talks about community, her screenwriting career, and the time she got injured at an IM soccer game.
Most Adventurous: Naomi Hegwood
“I’ll basically try anything once,” she says, whether it be an unidentified berry while on a hike or a goat testicle offered to her at a cookout.
Most Well-Rounded: Salena Prakah-Asante
From a young age, Prakah-Asante recalls, she’s had a desire to explore many realms of inquiry and expression.
15 Superlative Seniors
After trying out many iterations of senior features in the past — Most Interesting, Randomly Generated, and even (regrettably) Hottest — FM is returning to a classic this year: senior superlatives. We asked the Class of 2023 to nominate 15 of their peers for our superlative categories, including Best Dressed, Class Clown, and Most Likely to be President. While each of these seniors has a unique speciality (well, except Most Well-Rounded), all of them were passionate, pretty darn humble, and a pleasure to get to know.
Most Chill: Anil Bradley
“I don’t really need to worry,” Bradley says. “I’m more concerned about enjoying myself, getting my sleep, going to the gym.”
Unsung Hero: Will Sutton
He’s spearheaded undergraduate efforts to advocate on behalf of the Harvard employee unions and pushed reforms to dismantle rape culture on campus.
Most Likely to Survive the Hunger Games: Alexandra Fogel
In this hypothetical fight to the death, Fogel considers her greatest strength her ability to outlast rather than overpower.
Class Clown: David Kennedy-Yoon
Kennedy-Yoon's humor stems from his involvement with Satire V — where he serves as co-president — as well as from what he sees as the purpose of comedy: connecting with others.
Best Dressed: Juliet Isselbacher
“People will be like, ‘Oh, what are you dressed up for? What event are you going to?’” she laughs. “And I’ll say, ‘Nothing, this is just what I’m wearing today.’”
Life of the Party: Derek Walsh
“I’ve probably humiliated myself with things I’ve done in dance circles. Sometimes you just have to, like, embrace that.”
Most Changed Since Freshman Year: Yooni Park
She talks about emotional maturity a lot — “I learned gradually and a bit too slowly,” she says with a laugh.