<p>What does the dorm look like? A brick house? Some hundred years old architecture? Which building is close to Harvard Square and still not so noisy? I have a bunch of questions need you guys to answer.</p>
<p>BTW, can SSP students take those classes for UN,GR,NC credit? My first choices belong to that catagory. Thanks.</p>
<p>Hey, did you guys meet any Asian internationls? Rare to see.</p>
<p>I am just wondering that I will spend all of my time to read, since I decide to take two history courses.</p>
<p>I am curious to know how smart SSP people are!</p>
<p>ALl the Halls and Houses look different. Although they are all pretty old, it definately doesn't look it. On the inside...most of the dorms in teh Yard have no elevator, but aren't too inconvenient. From what I remember, I don't think you can choose what dorm you get. Weld is pretty noisy because it is right next to the statue of "John harvard" . In terms of classes for credit, i think those are all the possible choices. Of course you can take any of them. I took Expository Writing: Writing and LIterature for Undergraduate credit. It was fabulous, the teacher was amazing and teh class was only 13 students and very personal. I also took INtroduction to Calculus for UC and that was good too. But the only problem was that classes were at 9 am so it was hard to drag my butt out of bed considering I normally went to bed at around 5/6 a.m.. I welcome questions : )</p>
<p>yes I met quite a few Asian Internationals. Well one of my roomates and her friend across the hall go to the Shanghai international School. History courses did have a substantial amoutn of reading from what my friends told me, but nothing too bad. Plus you'll get distracted...trust me : ) In general I didn't find SSP people to be too smart. But this may be because I go to one of the best schools in the country and so our classes are always honors and students are geniuses (with the exception of me ). In general I found the knowledge i possessed very useful for background for Expos, but was also surprised other students didn't understand US history as I did.</p>
<p>I welcome questions as well. ;)
Straus can get rather loud and Matthews is almost as close to the square but has straus to block the noice from Mass Ave.</p>
<p>Yes there were quite a number of Asian Internationals, Koreans in particular.
You can take courses marked NC, UC, GC.
The dorms have mostly be redone in recent years. They looked different. Mass Hall, which no one lives in during the summer looks a lot like a brick house, but none of the other dorms really look like Brick Houses and are more ornate. Matthews is the only gothic building on campus.
There are also different set ups for the different dorms. Entries versus floors.
Oh by the way do not take early morning classes. I had one at 10 and I had trouble getting up. You will get to bed late and are likely to burn the candle at both ends. </p>
<p>The people rock!!!</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies.:)
The classes I am going to take will meet at 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm through Monday to Thursday. My mom is a little bit worry about my safety, you know she can never allow me, a 16 years old daughter, walk alone in somewhere she think is very dangerous.</p>
<p>I heard the food there is terrible, is there a lot restraunts I can go in case that food they give me makes me sick, I mean, the cheaper ones.
I know that MIT is not far away, my idealistic life at Harvard including attend as many public lectures at Graduate School of Design as possible, walking from Harvard to MIT everyday for purpose of excercise, and start to read Emerson's essays, oh yeah, Harvard is a good place to do so.</p>
<p>Another question, the catalogue said that they suggest all sophomores should take a writting class with another easier one, but the courses I chose are not so easy, I can tell, no SSPers will take it, especially for an international sophomore.</p>
<p>What classes are you planning on taking? Don't assume there will be no other SSPers because I know that the time you are talking about has many science classes.
I didn't mind the food that much, but you can always go out and there are many cheapish food restaraunts around the square.
I am 16 and wandered around by myself quite a bit.</p>
<p>I am going to take The Architecture of Boston, and Film and History in Postwar Japan and Post-Mao China.
Then, what do you think about these courses? I am 99% sure none of SSPers wants to study such strange subjects.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure Architecture of Boston would have an SSPer. Why do you think no one else would want to study them?</p>
<p>There are 1000 SSPers and they end up in most of the classes.
Any think that mentions film will have an SSPer in it trying to slack off.</p>
<p>Trust me, the film one is not so easy, only those who understand Asian culture so well, and probably speak fluent Chinese or Japanese will be able to handle the course, because all the films we will watch are original Chinese or Japanese version.</p>
<p>And the Architecture of Boston, is a course mainly designed for graduate students, especially for internationals at Graduate School of Design who start their classes in summer.</p>
<p>Previous backgrounds in both two areas are recommended, but not required. However, if you want your A's, you'd better be prepared. Professors are a sinologist and a historian, which I think are tough people.</p>
<p>one of my friends took architecture of boston, and he didn't seem to struggle very much with it. there was just one big essay i think? and maybe some onine quiz type things. </p>
<p>btw.. for anyone selecting courses right now. it would be a GOOD idea, NOT to have classes on fridays. because it is a nice threeday weekend, and many of the trips are on fridays and if u have a class that makes it hard to go on them. this is esp true for the college visit trips.</p>
<p>annenberg food is okay.. depending on what u have. the fries are VERY good. and the salad is kinda iffy b/c i know two people who got food poisioning from it. so just kinda be careful. but there are LOTS of good restaurants around, of all different kinds. and also some really cheap places too.</p>
<p>I second the three day weekend. My suitemates actually had 4 day weekends, not class on Monday either and two classes on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Annenburg food? Ugh, that was probably the worst memory of the experience. I had salads everyday for lunch and dinner. As smileforum said, the french fries are good... I put them on my salad a lot - I guess not everybody does that!</p>
<p>Anyway, take a couple bottles of Tums - your roommates will want them too! haha, I know from experience</p>
<p>I didn't mind annenburg that much. Their chicken sandwiches, Boston Cream Pie, and loads of their soups are good. The salad bar was a good constant and Sunday Brunch was good with the waffle line.</p>
<p>There is no doubt that he at least knew something about architecture, otherwise the class will kill him!</p>
<p>Do you guys know someone who took the history of science?</p>
<p>i don't think my friend who took architecture of boston was really an architecture person. so don't really worry about the class. anyways, the good thing about harvard is that you can take any classes you want the first week, like even sit in on classes that you didn't sign up for. then after that first week you can officially decide which classes you want to take. so don't stress a lot about it.</p>
<p>oh man.. annenberg's clam chowder was SOO good =).</p>
<p>The clam chowder requires many bowlfulls. </p>
<p>The only classes that the deans will think are too hard are higher level science courses. I had to talk my dean into letting me take Molecular Bio. The course was in NO way too hard either.</p>
<p>yeah i loved that clam chowder.</p>
<p>I knew someone who took the history of science. I don't remember who though. After a while the classes you took were important but they took on a different place in your life than the fun we all had. You can handle any class, except for quite possibly Organic Chemistry and still have fun. Just balance everything.</p>