<p>Welcome rena-itsme! </p>
<p>Glad you found our thread and joined in.</p>
<p>I look forward to meeting you when I'm in Cambridge visiting my son, who has also been accepted into the Harvard Class of 2012.</p>
<p>I've attached a hyperlink for those (including myself) who are unaware of the where about of Napal.</p>
<p>Nepal</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>When will you be arriving in the USA?</p>
<p>Hello everyone!!!</p>
<p>I just got my acceptance package today and nearly fell over when I saw the financial aid! SOOOO generous, and now another reason why I'm so pumped up for Harvard. It's still unreal to me...anyway, congrats to everyone accepted!!! Can't wait to meet you all in September!</p>
<p>Btw, has anyone been able to get their e-mail address yet? I got my pin number and everything, but when I try to activate my e-mail address, it says my ID can't be found in the system. It says I may have to wait at least 1 business day, so Monday maybe??? </p>
<p>And I was reading the threads and I'm excited about the Christian groups at Harvard!!</p>
<p>E-mailadressess often take a while to activate...no need to worry, mine took over two weeks.</p>
<p>yeah i got my package
have a pin but couldnt activate email
will just have to wait for that</p>
<p>and yeah, do you think harvard would negotiate at all for financial aid?</p>
<p>like we dont qualify but barely</p>
<p>Well my financial aid was also very generous. It will be less then half the cost of going to UChicago. So I enrolled today!</p>
<p>I still haven't got my package, but I'm in Cali. I'm thinking tuesday.</p>
<p>Wii</p>
<p>it can't hurt to ask harvard if they are willing to negotiate financial aid.</p>
<p>give them a call.</p>
<p>For those of you who have not been able to activate your e-mails, just wait about 1 week. When my son was accepted (RD) he also had the same problem, so when he called they told him it takes about 1 week to activate the e-mails once you accept offer. </p>
<p>Yes, I would call the finaid office and talk to them about negotiating. They are very easy to talk to.</p>
<p>Just got my package today... wahoo! Let the college prep activities begin!</p>
<p>Quote From: Fauve on the Harvard Parent Forum</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/504059-harvard-parent-thread.html?highlight=TAKEN+OFF+HARVARD%27S+WAITLIST%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/504059-harvard-parent-thread.html?highlight=TAKEN+OFF+HARVARD%27S+WAITLIST</a>
Be sure your child submits a photo and info for the Harvard Freshman Register- it is like a yearbook with photos, hometowns and high schools listed for all the freshmen who submit them in a timely manner. The first-years get a lot of use out of the nicely bound volume (and parents can enjoy looking up DDs new friends, classmates, and teammates in their own copy!) There is special pricing for the second copy sent to parents and the profits go to the student agency that prints it.. And please note, the deadline for ordering is about right now--look for the flyer in the packet.</p>
<p>The order deadline date has been extended to May 25, 12:00 am for those interested.</p>
<p>Check out Harvard Yearbook Publications --they publish the Freshman Register.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Fauve!</p>
<p>If you're unable to make this May 25th deadline, you can still submit your information, however, it will not show students picture.</p>
<p>^ ^ Actually, very few students use it ... since everyone uses the online Facebook. However, it's definitely a nice momento to have for the future.</p>
<p>Package came today! We are in MA though. We're going to hit The Coop again on Monday. I want to buy him the Harvard tie, do you think that's too pretenious to wear for graduation? Most of the family wants t-shirts from Harvard, yikes, that'll cost me a pretty penny.</p>
<p>Gwathelien:</p>
<p>Where are you from in upstate! I'm from skaneateles outside Syracuse, kinda curious to see who else from around here is going?</p>
<p>Ivy</a> League Schools This is a fun site with a sale on T-shirts $6.99
my son loves his "Harvard class of 2012" shirt. I also ordered a t-shirt. When we visited Harvard in April I bought the Harvard Mom baseball hat. Everyone around here (Calif) wears UCLA and USC apparel for their kids schools, so why can't I wear harvard stuff? :)</p>
<p>I don't know who's already seen this, but I thought it was useful because it shows where the freshman dorms are with some pictures. I saw it here while doing a search. Click on each building and it will bring up a description with some pictures.</p>
<p>Articles of Interest for both admitted students & parents:</p>
<p>The</a> Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Clinging to Utopia
The</a> Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Reopening the Doors
The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: ?12 Faces Choice on Gen Ed<br>
The</a> Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: The Mission of Gen Ed<br>
The</a> Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: General Consternation </p>
<p>What's are your thoughts and comments?</p>
<p>Correction Appended:</p>
<p>The</a> Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Concerns About Gen Ed Will Be Addressed, Despite Uncertainty</p>
<p>I know this is a random question that doesn't belong in this thread, but</p>
<p>Is it true that Harvard has stopped providing pillows to students? I read it on the Dorm Crew info link.</p>
<p>Additional Info on Gen Ed</p>
<p>The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: Gen Ed Approves Thirteen</p>
<p>Waitwhat- Yes, Harvard has stopped providing pillows. If your student is going early for Dorm Crew, FAP, FIP, or FUP, they must: bring their own pillow (the vacuum-shrink bags work well for air travel baggage; purchase one in Cambridge-where I don't know; or stuff a pillowcase with sweatshirt until parents arrive the next week for official freshman dorm move-in with the gear.</p>
<p>fauve,</p>
<p>that is an awesome idea (vacuum shrunk) bags.</p>