<p>There is no pre-med program.</p>
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<p>Pre-med isn't a major, or a program at all. You can major in whatever you want, as long as you take the pre-med requirements (that is, 1 year of biology, 1 year of inorganic chemistry, 1 year of organic chemistry, and one year of physics).</p>
<p>Harvard's biology concentrations are excellent if that's what you're interested in (chemistry is as well), but you don't have to choose that concentration just because you want to go to medical school.</p>
<p>I am actually pre-med and majoring in Neurobiology. The college encourages students to major in a non-science related field if they want to be pre-med. Why? It is because they want people to be well rounded and not just a total science person. </p>
<p>Admiral is right. There is no major of pre-med. The only thing that makes someone pre-med is that they fulfill th requirements needed to get into medical school. Many of the science related concentrations core requirements both fulfill the pre-med requirement and the core requirement which makes it nice.</p>
<p>There are a lot of professors and people to talk to in the SEO and OCS that will help you if you want to go into science and medical school. They aid you in everything! They are really easy to get in touch with and meet with. That said... I would just make sure that you really really really want to be pre-med because I have seen too many people drop out of an intro class in the beginning because they waivered on their decision of going pre-med. My good friend went from being pre-med to being a Classics Major. Just know that things change and you may realize that science isn't your thing.... as long as you are fine with that!</p>
<p>Does Harvard interview all applicants from a foreign countrie as well? (There are two Harvard interviewers that I know of in my country, and the applicant pool isn't quite extensive.)</p>
<p>Hi everyone,
I yearn for Harvard since I was a child and it's ALL that I am thinking now.
I would like you to look over my credentials and tell me if there is any chance at all that I can get into Harvard.</p>
<p>So... I am an international student from China and currently studying in Montreal, Canada. I took the flight to Canada barely knowing 50 random English words and no knowledge of French AT ALL. It's been 3 years that I am attending the best English college in Montreal.</p>
<p>SAT 1: 2100 (I know this is NOT enough and I am aiming for 2200 in June)
SAT 2: Physics 800 Math2:800 French: 770
I am in Top 5% of my class of 400.
Straight A's in my transcript and was in the honor roll the first semester and a a bunch of other academic awards in high school (i.e. highest average and honor roll and achievement award)</p>
<p>I play piano in McGill conservatory and intramural basketball in high school.
I write for school newspaper, got my submission published in a book, and my essay was highly commended internationally in the Commonwealth essay competition.</p>
<p>I volunteer in hospitals, YMCA, UNICEF, organizer of the school talentshow. Work in school AV department and in a supermarket. Volunteer for the school as school ambassadors to the public, I provide first aid service to the school population. I will spend my summer 2007 doing volunteer work in Guatemala.</p>
<p>Please give me an idea of my chances and I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Don't freak out about your SAT score. I got in with a 2180, and a 770 Lit, 750 Math lv.1 and a 620 U.S. History. I volunteered on the ambulance and I play the piano. That's it. I can't cure cancer. If you write good essays and convince the committe that you're the kind of person that will do well at Harvard (having the guts to come to Canada knowing 50 English words should help), you can't go far wrong. </p>
<p>You sound like a solid applicant, more solid than I was. Hope to see you in Cambridge in September!</p>
<p>When can one expect to hear regarding acceptance/non-acceptance for Fall of 2007?</p>
<p>march 29 @ 5:00 pm, desicions are e-mailed</p>
<p>thanks pianoninja2. I feel so much confident to hear such encouraging words from a real Harvard person. Yeah, I am really freaking out now but I suppose I will never know if I dont try...</p>
<p>How is cell phone coverage in Harvard Square? Anyone have Verizon or T-Mobile? If so, do these get good signal? Need to decide on a carrier for next year. Thanks.</p>
<p>Gigicat- I use Verizon, and I've never, ever had any problems with it at Harvard. (On the other hand, I'm planning on getting an iPhone this summer, and they only work with Cingular- I don't know how well that one works...).</p>
<p>Thanks Admiral. Ipod phones look like they will be amazing! </p>
<p>If anyone has any experience with T Mobile in Harvard Square I would appreciate the feedback. Their plan with 5 favorite numbers you can call free anytime would be really helpful, but only if it can get a good signal, of course.</p>
<p>How's coverage with cingular?
How's the dorms? Are we allowed to throw parties or are there regulations?
How's the xc team? Are the terrains good? Trees? I have an ankle injury so concrete=death.
Are the guys hot? ;) Upperclassmen snotty?
Can we get good food?
If we're a debate fanatic, where do we go? (Yes, I'm refering to myself as mutiple entities)
Are there paint studios? If not, how much will people hate you for perfuming the room with turpentine?
Is there still a MUN?
Where do I get a HVRD sweatshirt?
Can I take two languages concurrently?
How many classes do people take on an average?
Is a double major at all feasible?</p>
<p>How's life????</p>
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<p>As I said before, I don't know- sorry.</p>
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<p>The dorms are fantastic- any time students from other colleges visit, they usually can't get over how big the rooms are. It depends on the building, though.</p>
<p>Many dorm rooms (like the one I live in) have a good-sized common room with two side rooms (either two doubles or one double and one single). This is really quite a bit of room for three or four people. My room even has its own bathroom (some do, some don't).</p>
<p>As for parties, it depends. All parties do get shut down at 2 AM (it sucks, but that's Cambridge for you). Also, if the party is really noisy, especially around exams, they might shut it down (they're much tougher on freshman than on upperclassmen, too). Generally, though, students have a lot of freedom with throwing parties, and you can easily apply for party grants for several hundred dollars if you want to throw your own (some rooms work better for partying than others).</p>
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<p>I honestly know nothing about that.</p>
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<p>Some of us are. :)</p>
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<p>Nope. Not many of them, anyway.</p>
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<p>It depends what you like. I personally don't like the cafeteria food, but then I don't like vegetables, fruit, or, well, anything remotely healthy. Most people like it fine.</p>
<p>It also greatly depends if you're willing to pay for food, since Harvard is surrounded by fantastic restaraunts. About three minutes away is my favorite pizza place on the planet, Pinnochio's. Also immediately adjacent to Harvard Yard are Uno's, Au Bon Pain, Finale (an elegant restaraunt that serves nothing but desserts), Finagle a Bagel, a great Indian place called Tanjore, Haagen Daaz/Dunkin Donuts, and a lot of other restaraunts.</p>
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<p>Don't know either of these, really. I'm sure that if you take a painting class you'll have some sort of studio (and I don't know about other people, but I'd probably be bothered by the turpentine).</p>
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<p>Yeah- you can even chair the annual Harvard MUN conference thing in December. (My brother is in Harvard MUN, he likes it a lot).</p>
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<p>You can get one here:
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In my opinion, though, it's kinda tacky to wear one anywhere besides on the campus.</p>
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<p>You could take three!</p>
<p>I'm taking four science courses this semester- they really have no problem with it as long as you fill out your core requirements over the four years.</p>
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<p>Four a semester is normal (and is the maximum for the first semester of freshman year). Some people take five, but they say it's pretty hard. I know one person taking six, but it's very rare and very difficult.</p>
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<p>Good, how is yours? :)</p>
<p>Do you have any idea whether or not they're done reviewing applications for Fall 2007? Thanks!</p>
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<p>I don't (though they have to be close). Out of curiosity, why does it matter?</p>
<p>Well, it matters because applicants from my country are contacted for interviews as their applications are being reviewed, and since my last name begins with a V, I was still hoping that my turn will come too eventually :) (assuming, of course, that they review apps in alphabetical order, which is, probably, a pretty big assumption). But hey, optimism is a virtue too, right? :)</p>
<p>Anyway, thanks for taking the time to answer!</p>
<p>Do you feel run to the ground, as in is the workload amazingly heavy? Heavier than your friends who go to other schools? haha I always hear rumours about how everyone (general statement!) that goes to Harvard is on anti-depressants because they have to work so hard. I know it's probably false, but that's what I've heard ;)</p>
<p>My friend who's gonna host me for pre-frosh pulled three all-nighters last month. He's still involved in many things. He gave up house crew Thanksgiving, though. But if you find you find yourself falling asleep during class, you can always slam a energy drink or some methamphetamines. Your teachers will like you. You'll be complacent. What a win-win! J/K.</p>
<p>Hi Shazzy!</p>
<p>The short answer to your question is: not at all.</p>
<p>The workload is certainly heavy enough (though it is heavier at some other schools, or at least that's my impression), but by no means would I ever say that it makes me "feel run to the ground." I certainly haven't felt depressed or overly stressed since I got here.</p>
<p>There's a big difference between having a lot of work and being depressed. For one thing, I have a LOT more free time than I did in high school. This means that I get to plan out my work however I want, and spend the rest of the time bowling, playing Risk, going to movies in the theater that's wonderfully close to the Yard... in a city like Cambridge, there are MANY ways to unwind.</p>
<p>Another important thing is that there is NO atmosphere of competition- and I'm in the science classes, where people usually expect a cutthroat environment. I work with other people on my organic chemistry problem set all the time. Sure, you're happy if you come in well above the average, but that would NEVER translate into you hoping anyone you know would fail. NEVER. Not at Harvard.</p>
<p>I've also heard stereotypes that Harvard students like to complain. I certainly would never characterize it like that. If I have a horrendously difficult problem set in Organic Chemistry (which is, come to think of it, more or less every one), I'll hang out with my friends in the class and say, "Geez, wasn't that a brutal problem set?" But that's just a sort of bonding experience- we use that frustration to work together on the next problem set and do better. It's never about feeling too overworked or too competitive.</p>
<p>And frankly, sometimes it's a good experience to have a lot of work. The hardest class at Harvard is Math 55, a class given to freshmen in their first semester that covers an INCREDIBLY rigorous and difficult overview of college math (don't ask me what kinds of math, it's too smart for me to understand). Every year, about 100 students show up for the first class or two, but only 11 this year actually stayed in the course. Those students took over a room in Thayer basement every week to hash out their ridiculous problem sets. But by the end of the course, they were like a fraternity. It's a good experience.</p>
<p>Anyway, the answer to your question is no. The only thing that's depressing about Harvard is the weather. :)</p>