<p>Personality, based on my research. Is that right, current Harvard students?</p>
<p>So, freshman housing info is out. What do you guys think about Hurlbut? Should I be happy to be placed there?</p>
<p>Thanks guys for getting back to me</p>
<p>Hurlbut is a bit far, but there’s only one freshman dorm you should have an “OH NO!” reaction to, and that is not it. (And the OH NO! is the closest to the food, so there’s that.)</p>
<p>Personally, I would very strongly recommend you have at least one recommendation letter from someone who’s taught you junior or senior years. If any rec-writer didn’t do that, are they a sponsor of one of your clubs to continue to see you? Or are you taking an elective with any of them? That counts. On the other hand, I don’t know your life, and maybe that is the best decision for you because of how well they know you, as you mention.</p>
<p>PS I did submit three teacher recommendations to the school to which I applied early.</p>
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<p>Honestly, for this poster and others who may have the same question, I don’t think I possess any of the above qualities, yet I am here, and anyone can take a guess as to why, because I certainly don’t know. While our population is skewed towards high achievers, in terms of a diversity of characters and personalities, we are representative of a lot of student bodies at similar schools.</p>
<p>I can imagine that if anyone knows the answer to that question, he can hire himself out as an admission prophet and earn a living just by predicting college decisions.</p>
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<p>You should be thrilled. If anything, you’ll get lots of exercise walking from dorm to class.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info about Hurlbut. One more question though. What would you say is characteristic of Hurlbut residents?</p>
<p>Also, do you think it’s a totally bad idea if I ask for a change so I can get a single room?
Sorry for the double post.</p>
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<p>Nothing. Harvard supposedly puts a lot of effort into matching you up with your roommates but the dorms as a whole have no sort of character to them.</p>
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<p>Ha, do you think they’ll actually accept your request?</p>
<p>Maybe if he/she can actually convince the administration that one of the “psycho singles” is necessary :)</p>
<p>Thanks guyz! I think I will stick to what the housing lords assigned me to! :)</p>
<p>one more question. does virgin mobile have good reception on campus? also, what mob. company would you recommend?</p>
<p>Would it be imprudent on my part to think of taking up two ‘club sports’ together? (Club sports I am considering are either shotokan karate/taekwondo/fencing and ballroom dancing)</p>
<p>Also, is it worth it buying a laptop through the harvard store over say, best buy or sth? What’s the advantage of taking a laptop through the H store?
(laptops I am considering are the 15" MBP which doesn’t come under the special offers H offers for the 11" and 13" stuff and the dell xps [the store only sells latitude right?])</p>
<p>I am graduating from medical school in two years. The school is outside the US (former Soviet Union republic). Now I am trying to figure out the list of colleges and the possibilty to apply. I wrote a letter to Yale admission office, and they responded that “I am no longer qualified for College admission”. Is it gonna occur every time with every single university?
May I still apply as freshman?</p>
<p>^ It appears you will have a Graduate degree in medicine in 2 years? In that case, why would you apply to the undergraduate schools in the US? Yale College won’t consider you for admission because it seems you already have a B.A. or B.S. from some other accredited uni. Now their PhD program should consider you?</p>
<p>JB</p>
<p>Boobox- no, you will no longer be able to enroll as a freshman at top U.S. colleges. You will have to apply to graduate level programs, or professional masters level programs such as law, medicine or business.</p>
<p>perfectpixie, if I recall correctly, Harvard gives you an extra warranty above the one given by the manufacturer. This was true for my son’s MacBook 4 years ago.</p>
<p>confused, I know that Verizon Wireless has good reception at Harvard and in most of eastern Massachusetts. However, it’s not good for international travel at all.</p>
<p>I have Sprint, and the reception is… okay. It tends to lose signal in the basement :(. Someone on the FB Q&A may be able to give you a good answer for this question.</p>
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<p>Ah, never mind, I see you’ve already asked :).</p>
<p>thanks xrCalico23! the question has been asked in Q&A, but I thought of asking cc people as well. I see that Verizon has an excellent signal, (I don’t care for international calls, since I will be using skype for that), but it is quite expensive. Do students usually get 2year contracts, or do they use prepaid cards? :)</p>