Harvard SSP

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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<p>Hi. I'm looking into Harvard SSP this summer. I'm looking to take both Philosophy 101 and Microeconomics 101. </p>

<p>I was wondering if anyone here could speak to the selectivity of SSP. I did Cornell last summer and I realized that it was not very selective. Is this also the case for Harvard SSP?</p>

<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Don't take Micro. Take Macro instead, and make sure you get Barbezat. Trust me on this one.</p>

<p>SSP is not selective at all. That doesn't mean it's not challenging, provided that you look into your courses/professors a bit before choosing.</p>

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<p>I'm looking into SSP also. It's good to hear that it's not selective! I want to take the eight week session, but I think money is going to be a problem. I wonder if they provide some sort of financial aid..</p>

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<p>Programs like that, if you have the money and meet the requirements, your in.</p>

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<p>I did that one summer and Harvard was kind enough to pay my way.</p>

<p>It was an EXCELLENT introduction to college life as well as Harvard.</p>

<p>Yep, I was a high school student at the time :)</p>

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<p>I'm sad to hear that it is not selective. I wasn't really expecting such, but it is nevertheless disappointing to have it confirmed.</p>

<p>Thanks for the replies.</p>

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<p>yeah I am going to listen to a Harvard SSP rep on the 24th at my school</p>

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<p>Did you have to send in an additional sheet of paper with all of your extracurriculars or... are the forms they give you to fill out basically it?</p>

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<p>to the ppl who went to the harvard ssp, how was it? i'm sure it will be fun and challenging (the classes), but how is life there?</p>

<p>and btw, how many students usually attend?</p>

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<p>The SSP group is very self-selecting; their crop of applicants is very good to start with. I met very few, if any, people who didn't want to be there; this surprised me. Pretty much everybody there is extremely qualified, especially since a lot of people are taking niche courses that they're really interested in. </p>

<p>My grades are good but not spectacular, but I got an A and a B+ in each of my courses because I chose stuff that I knew I wanted to do and would be able to succeed at.</p>

<p>EDIT: I think I heard somewhere it was like 1 200 SSP people, and they make up ~25% of the total Summer School Population.</p>

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<p>If anyone is interested, this is my e-mail transcript with an SSP organizer. </p>

<p>I am a potential applicant for the 2007 Secondary School Program. I had two particular questions--</p>

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<p>No. You will live in a college dorm with other rising Juniors. Your
hallway or entryway will be supervised by one or two SSP proctors, who are
Harvard undergraduate students. Rising juniors have an in-the-dorm (not a
lights-out, and not an in-your-room) curfew of 11:00 on weeknights and
12:30 on Friday and Saturday nights.</p>

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<p>Yes.</p>

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<p>You're welcome!</p>

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<p>LOL nice. I like how he answered with "Yes. No. Yes." so ~serious~
Anyway, no supervision except for HARVARD UNDERGRADS?! HECK YEAH!</p>

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<p>They are so friendly! Unfortunately, this program might have to wait until the summer AFTER Junior Year.</p>

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<p>I'm going back for a second summer and am considering Micro (it fits into my schedule better than Macro)</p>

<p>Why not Macro? I'd really appreciate any advice you can give</p>

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<p>bump
because i feel like it</p>

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<p>bump again lol</p>

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<p>i'm applying to harvard ssp this year too. I'm planning on taking a summer seminar and Molecular Biology. I also want to take advantage of those famed Harvard resources doing something government/law-related as a summer extracurricular. I was thinking along the lines of an internship at the Educational Research Center, School of Government, etc. Does anybody know whether it would be feasible to attend SSP and complete an internship/research project simultaneously?</p>

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<p>Hey I'm applying to SSP as well hoping to take a introductory biology course, or perhaps anatomy. I was wondering if anyone has already gotten accepted to the program, and if so what were your stats?</p>

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<p>I just found out today that I'm on the waitlist of the program...do you guys think I still have a chance of going there this summer? I mean it is not the place I want to go the most...but it just feels annoying that I am not guaranteed a spot yet...from what I know and not sure it is true...do I get advantage for getting on the waitlist this early?</p>

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<p>KY,
Why were you placed on the waitlist? Has the summer school already reachd maximum capacity? My application has been done for weeks, but my counselor is takng a really long time writing my rec letter.</p>