<p>Are there Persian/Iranian people?</p>
<p>Kinyarwanda and most of the other more obscure African languages say that they emphasize reading, rather than speaking.</p>
<p>Random Cambridge question…we will be driving up next week with a small trailer, moving D’s furniture into an apartment on Everett St. (grad apt.) We plan to stay about 3 days. Her apt doesn’t include a parking spot. Any suggestions for where we (and the trailer) should plan to park while we are there?</p>
<p>Interficio: [Harvard</a> Ballroom Dance Team](<a href=“http://www.harvardballroom.org/]Harvard”>http://www.harvardballroom.org/) :)</p>
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<p>If your financial aid covers food, then your meal plan is automatically paid for each semester. All you have to do is swipe in with your ID card at the dining halls like everyone else, which is fabulous. As for books, my understanding is that your own summer earnings are meant to cover that as well as any additional personal expenses.</p>
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<p>[HERS</a> Output](<a href=“http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses/AfricanandAfricanAmericanStudies.html]HERS”>http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses/AfricanandAfricanAmericanStudies.html)</p>
<p>Scroll down and you’ll see the 8 or so African languages that Harvard offers. I don’t see Kinyarwanda among them but you’d do best to consult members of the department because it’s my guess that these classes are so small that much of the scheduling is done informally.</p>
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<p>I don’t know how qualified I am to give life advice but intuitively it seems like if you’re unsure about what you want to do specifically / if your career plans are unrelated to Rwanda, learning French might be a better option than Kinyarwanda. French would expand your options in Africa beyond one country, and also beyond one continent. Also I’m skeptical how necessary Spanish would be if you’re thinking about working with youth in the US, unless you’re talking about a very few select areas.</p>
<p>Also if you’re like the vast majority of college students, your career plans are going to change or at least be slightly altered by the time you graduate. Keep that in mind when you make calls like this.</p>
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<p>Well, if you did decide to study abroad in Rwanda, you couldn’t use Harvard funding for it since it’s on the State Department travel warning list. Nor could you use it for credit, though I doubt there are any programs in Rwanda that Harvard would approve for credit anyway.</p>
<p>@xrCalico23: thanks for the answer about the meals. as for the books, in my finaid award it says that they are included in personal expenses (also summer earning are not at all considered in the award…) if you have any clue as to how the book purchasing is gonna work I would really appreciate if you could share it with me. thanks</p>
<p>After buying all his books at the COOP in his first semester, my son realized that there are cheaper ways to do this, especially for courses that you absolutely know that you are taking (not ones that you are shopping). You can order things less expensively from Amazon.com. and Half.com (a non-auction branch of ebay). I actually bought my son The Feynman Lectures on Physics, which list for almost $200, brand new for about $65 on Half.com. If you need the books relatively quickly, both of these places have expedited shipping. Also, students often get books from students who have already taken the course. I think many students use the COOP as their last resort.</p>
<p>^Yeah seconded. Last semester my books cost $179 after shipping at Amazon compared to $300 at the Coop…though luckily last semester was absurdly cheap books-wise regardless.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice Dwight, and for this thread in general. It’s been very helpful. </p>
<p>Are students expected to have texts for classes they are shopping, or are professors more lenient about assigning reading/ work from texts until after shopping period?</p>
<p>^Depends on the class I suppose but after 2 years I’ve never had to buy a book for a class before the end of shopping week. At worst some readings will be assigned but you’ll have to catch up later. Most classes have their books available somehow through the Harvard library system, either on reserve or in the collections themselves…though you might have to fight for them in that case.</p>
<p>wait, I’d thought we have to buy the books when we reach on campus. So just to clarify, the only place to get the books from on campus is the coop, and it’s better I get the ones for courses I’m absolutely sure of taking from amazon, etc?</p>
<p>Oh and do you think there is anything that should stop me from booking a round trip (aka book a return ticket for 21st Dec, which is the last day of school before winter recess) instead of a one way ticket? Is it usual for some last minute thing to crop up that can mess up travel plans?
Thanks!</p>
<p>The last day of finals is (up to) December 20. You have to be moved out by noontime on December 21. You could very well have a final on December 20, which would keep you busy perhaps up to 5 pm. Most people I think wait until they find out their schedule but if it saves you money I wouldn’t book a flight unless it’s late December 20 or on December 21.</p>
<p>yes, im booking for early morning dec 21st.
thx. :)</p>
<p>@Dwighteisenhower- thanks for this thread in general.
So what was your high school resume? Which aspects do you think were the most important/ had the biggest impact on your admission</p>
<p>Amazon is usually a lot cheaper, and two day shipping is free for a year if you sign up for free Amazon Prime Student. Another way is to buy the books from upperclassmen who already took the course.</p>
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I have no idea at all, sorry. Does sound complicated :(</p>
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<p>What do you mean summer earnings aren’t considered? Do you mean Harvard didn’t ask you to contribute the 1.2k or whatever it is?</p>
<p>There are non-personal costs and personal costs. This isn’t real terminology i’m just making it up, but non-personal costs are fixed and what you pay to Harvard like tuition, room&board, basic health fee, etc. Personal costs are everything else that Harvard may or may not want to fund. If Harvard gives you X dollars but the non-personal costs require you to pay $600 less than X, that means that Harvard has given you $600 to take care of everything else. You can get that by requesting a refund check.</p>
<p>maybe it’s just for this summer, or they have included student contribution to the total cost, idk. So, if I understand this correctly I can use the so called personal expenses for anything I want, right? (I mean like buying a computer, food or other “normal” stuff)</p>
<p>Yes. After you pay tuition, room&board, health fees, etc…any leftover aid you received can essentially be used for whatever you want. The personal expenses figure is an estimate that Harvard comes up with, but if your books only cost $50 for a semester and you end up with extra money, Harvard won’t ask for it back or ask for a receipt or anything.</p>
<p>thanks DwightEisenhower! :)</p>
<p>What’s the most convenient post office? The USPS in Harvard Square, right? Just want to make sure I’m sending all my stuff to the right place in August, as Dorm Crewers only get 1 (!!!) suitcase.</p>