<p>...i have heard about the GS program, what else.</p>
<p>There's a lot actually.</p>
<p>There's the curing cancer program, the solving world hunger program, the Olympic program etc.</p>
<p>The easiest one of all may simply be hard work and good grades.</p>
<p>If you plan on taking a short cut to get in, you probably won't fit well there or enjoy it much.</p>
<p>Do your parents have 10 million dollars collecting interest somewhere? Harvard might trade an admission letter for that 8 figures sum.</p>
<p>I think he is talking about programs such as Harvard Extension and SSP maybe?</p>
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<p>What is the GS program? (I have already tried the obvious Google search.)</p>
<p>Maybe the OP is confusing Harvard and Columbia.
Columbia has a "GS program".</p>
<p>haha, I like kamikaze's response.</p>
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<p>Sounds like it. </p>
<p>If the Columbia GS analogue in question is Harvard Extension, it is a front door to a lesser (or different, if you consider that pejorative) version of Harvard resources and accreditation, not a back door to a full-fledged Harvard College degree. It does confer the ability to take a certain number of regular courses (daytime courses with the full-time enrolled students), as does working as Harvard employee more than some set number of hours per week. The latter is not completely a back door as one needs to gain approval for enrollment in each course.</p>
<p>Siserune, this is like comparing apples to oranges. Extension and the College are both, albeit different, equal in the eyes of the University structure and both types of students should be respected as such. Given that they are marketed towards different audiences and segments of the population one can only understand the benefits of having each type of degree... Extension: the ability to study under great professors while working full time and having doors open but also having the stigma with it of a few who mismarket the degree or its different counterpart: Harvard College which has both unlimited opportunities, awesome professors, and a good track record for Graduate placement but also does not cater to the nontraditional student as much... but both are great options for those who go to either School.</p>
<p>The degree that Harvard Extension students study for is different than the degree obtained through Harvard college.</p>
<p>^you mean "different FROM" right?</p>
<p>universityfella, who cares about minor grammatical mistakes. we all knew what harvard09 meant to say right? so no need to be pedantic then.</p>
<p>Personally,
If a person gets into the ALB degree program at HES, then his educational experience is what he makes of it. As for myself, if I get admitted into the ALB program, I know exactly how to use the resources that HES provides. For example, I would love to earn the opportunity to obtain Special Student Status to enroll in classes from Harvard College Sociology Department as a special concentration, which is a total of 6-8 classes. Although the SSS limits my ability to take up to 2 classes per term for one academic school year, I could reapply for another year in order to complete the required classes for the Sociology concentration. </p>
<p>In addition, Sociology is not offered as a concentration at HES. Thus the Special Student Status could work well in my favor. Of course, I would need to complete 8 classes at HES with a 3.5+ GPA in order to apply for the SSS program. I am not sure how many people use this option. But this is one of the primary reasons why I wish to go to HES.</p>
<p>I agree with you redlinekid but I also would like to say that this whole 'back door' idea is totally wrong. It's very challenging to balance full time work, which most of us are, with academics, especially at Harvard. So, give some of us the respect we deserve... we work hard and don't get a bit of sleep while working 40 hours, sometimes more, and doing classes while keeping great grades. I like the special student status. It's a good option for some.</p>