<p>one of my friends took intro to international relations and got an A with very minimal work... i would say it's more than manageable.</p>
<p>i went to two of their classes... i was taking 8-credit bio, and wanted to see what harvard liberal arts classes were like, so i went to a few with friends. it was very interesting and i'm thinking about perhaps taking the med school prereqs and majoring in something like political science that i'm interested in yet wouldn't necessarily want to do as a career rather than majoring in bio or chem.</p>
<p>I'm going to the Harvard SSP program this summer and was planning on taking Neurobiology. Has anybody taken this before as a sophomore? Can someone tell me whether this is a good course to take?</p>
<p>im planning on taking American Foreign Policy too. im so excited. :)</p>
<p>And also, does anyone know anything about the Intro. to Philosophy course. I think im taking that if not History to Science, but i really dont want two classes in one day. Also, are we allowed to wander off campus, and bring people wandering in(a friend wants to visit).???</p>
<p>Hey guys, my name is Scott and I'm going to the SSP this summer.<br>
Im taking Intermediate Japanese. Is anybody else (I doubt it) taking it or has anyone already taken it? Does anybody know anything about the Intermediate Japanese or the SSP language classes in general?</p>
<p>Good luck and have fun! You can always phish for classes the first week or so. So, don't think the courses you signed up for are in stone, you can change them if there are spots open. Try to change quickly or get on a class's waitlist quickly, good spots are taken fast. Plus, if all your classes are all on the same day (ie: Pre-Cal and US history both on Tues and Thurs right after each other) then try to find new classes, having all the classes back to back are worthless and extremely arduous come finals. ... And don't take two Expos classes. Trust me. Another reminder, try not to do TOO badly in classes, Harvard undergraduate application actually does ask for your grades, professors, and classes. And, if you get kicked out of the SSP program (even on the last few days, as in our year's case), chances of making IVY League schools are slimmed greatly. [Or so it seems]. Still, have a great time kiddies. I loved it, you probably will too.</p>
<p>By limited enroll class do you mean that the class can only have so many people in it, or that a certain number of people have to sign up for it for it to happen at all? Just wondering because at my school there have to be at least 5 or so kids signed up for the class to happen. Also how did you know this? Maybe its posted somewhere. hmmmmmm
(Thanks for the info!)</p>
<p>Hey guys! I went to SSP last summer and it was AMAZING! I took General Chemistry...yeah...a biggie...but it was managable with support you got from your fellow classmates. In my class, there were high schoolers, undergrads, and post-bacs...which was very interesting. My first day of class, i was sitting by someone essentially twice my age. Very intimidating to say the least! But it was so fun! The class was pretty intense, since they cram what usually takes a year into 8 weeks! </p>
<p>I stayed in Matthews last summer! By far, the prettiest dorms on campus. Unfortunately, my bed was right by a tour group stop, so every morning, I was awaken by "and this is Matthews Hall...where Matt Damon stayed..." haha...yeah. Anyway, as a rising senior, it was SOOO much fun. No curfew and the city of boston at your disposal! I made the most lasting friendships...and still keep in touch with a ton of them now, as I just hit the enter key for a message on AIM to my roommate! </p>
<p>A word of caution, if you think that you'll get a leg up on admissions, don't do it for that sole reason! Although I was one of the FEW who got an A in gen chem, i still got rejected from harvard when I applied. As far as I've heard, only 4 people i knew from the HUNDREDS got in, so don't get your hopes up. I thought the on-campus interview and the rec from my professor would help, but apparently wasn't so. The price was pretty hefty too! So, if you're looking for a great experience and a time to really get to know yourself, then GO FOR IT! Don't go specifically for the upgrade in the transcript. But for those going in the summer of '06, HAVE FUN!! If you keep an open mind, it will be the best experience of your life!!!</p>
<p>Yes. You can on certain nights, usually the weekends. The proper procedure is that you have to fill otu a form have all your suitemates fill it out then have yer RA fill it out, then have the residential dean sign it. But to be frank, no one really really does it unless its someone like a relative. My advice woul dbe to buddy up with your RA and your suitemates and just have kids sneak in and sleep before getting caught. By the end kids sleep anywhere their body is found, and there are the most random people sleeping in your dorms. :]</p>
<p>haha sounds fun. What are the chances of people getting caught with such mischief..... (sneaking ppl in/ sneaking out... going to "parties") uuuuu knnoowww</p>
<p>As a rising senior who has a cool proctor (RA):</p>
<p>Sneaking people in - pretty much 100% safe. the only way it could become an issue is if your roommates didn't like the situation and complained.</p>
<p>Sneaking out - in my dorm, if you wanted to leave late (after 2, I think?) you just had to let the proctor know somehow. IMing her or leaving a sticky on her door was fine. It's not an issue of "you need permission from your RA" but rather that your proctor should be able to find you if there was some sort of emergency.</p>
<p>Leaving campus - If you just want to go to Boston after class or something like that, you don't need to tell anyone or anything. If you want to go more than 40 miles (I think, but it's a limit very close to that) away for a day trip, you have to let your proctor know. Four of us went to NYC for the day once and we just gave our proctor our cell phone numbers plus a rough itinerary of what we were going to do in NY. If you want to take any overnight trips things get more complicated and there will need to be forms approved by a dean.</p>
<p>"Parties" - They're pretty much the only thing which is taken seriously. If you can't bear the thought of a sober summer, I'd reconsider SSP. According to my friend's experiences, apparently Brown's summer program is far more liberal in this area.</p>
<p>mathews was the best ... Harvard SSP was amazing... I went during 05 , from HK .. making me n international asian? honestly, depending on your proctor...you can basically do wtever u want. except a whole load of people got evicted from mathews last year, just be careful about what you do... going to the dean's is NOT fun.</p>
<p>hey um i went to SSP last year. bets summer of my life. </p>
<p>dont take neurobio whatever u do. you only have 2 tests and it is mostly independent learning. one of my friends toook this class and it was not that great for her. </p>
<p>dont take comparative anatomy either. that was really hard i heard. another one of my friends took that class and found it difficult. there were alot of pre-med college students in that class. they took it over the summer because it requires ALOT of focus.</p>
<p>i took biomed ethics and principles of genetics. ethics was sometimes boring. i did the work tho.
principles of genetics i loved. it was good. the tests are based right on lecture and a supplemental reading book. i love bio stuff so it came easy to me. other students found it a bit more challenging.</p>
<p>and i dont reccomend a math or chem course either. that is cramming alot of material into a short amount of time. insane</p>
<p>hmm if anyone has aany questions id love to be of help. just PM me.</p>
<p>Thanks Jenny! I'm actually already signed up for Neurobiology and was really interested in taking Comparative Anatomy...but I just sent an e-mail so that I can change the Neurobiolgy class to the "The Essay". Hopefully this class will live up to my expectations, and make me write better than Emerson in his prime. I'm also taking Introduction to Philosophy with Andrea Treuber (I think that's her name)... any comments on that one?</p>
<p>I am a sophmore atm and I just got into the SSP. I think I'm going to do principles of economics. - Any feedback on that class btw I hear its pretty popular - The program sounds awesome and all but I had a few questions about trips outside of Cambridge.</p>
<p>Basically I am looking to visit (in this order) Brown, Middlebury, Williams Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, Cornell and Princeton this summer. Is this at all feasible or do most kids just visit one or two colleges all summer? </p>
<p>Also, I kind of wanted to go down to NYC and Cape Cod. I saw on the website the Cape Cod trip was organised by the school, but is there also a NY one? How popular are the trips and how much do they cost?</p>