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I ended up studying biology and having the chance to work with an instructor (now a prof at another university) on a reading/research project. That experience helped me get into masters programs quite easily.
During interviews (six schools applied to, six accepted), I made a point to emphasize the non-traditional nature of HES. Working while in school will impress folks if you do well. Since I applied to schools in the UK, they were also impressed with the breadth of the liberal arts education. Folks at one university thought I was at HMS b/c of the courses I took and where my recommendations came from (both HMS), but I was quick to correct this.
I've moved on to a PhD program. I happened to be top of my class in my masters, which helped, but the HES experience surely didn't hurt - again, telling potential supervsiors that I had worked full time while taking classes was a bonus. Now in a program, if I bring HES up to folks they seem intrigued. They'll recognise the Harvard brand, and that seems impresive, but really they care about what you can do at that point.