Harvard SSP

<p>It Does Not.</p>

<p>nope .........</p>

<p>lol , well , there's your ansswer</p>

<p>(purely for the sake of argument) yes, it almost guarantees your admission.</p>

<p>if they raise the price of it from 10,000 -> 1,000,000 then it might</p>

<p>looooooooooooooooooooooooooool^</p>

<p>Actually, I remember reading a NYTimes article where they quoted the President of Harvard saying, "If it's under 10,000,000 it doesn't even show up on my radar," when asked about donations and odds of admission.</p>

<p>So no, not even if that were true would it help you.</p>

<p>As aforementioned, something that would be a loottt better than taking expensive classes at Harvard would be taking classes at a local college during your summer. If you are interested in economics and take economics classes at a local college to learn more about the material on an advanced level, I think that would stick out a lot more with regards to genuine interest than some expensive ssp program where you took classes with other hs kids.</p>

<p>^I would refute that taking classes at a local community college would be BETTER. </p>

<p>I think that it helps you in the sense that it proves you are interested in the school, you can handle the work load, and you are intellectually motivated and doing something with your time.</p>

<p>Simply because they're not super selective doesn't mean they aren't good programs, or that anyone on this thread is qualified to bash them.</p>

<p>Neither will do much to boost your resume, so do what you like.</p>

<p>No one wash bashing the program -- just answering the question. No, attending Harvard SSP does not help in any way with admissions to Harvard.</p>

<p>Is Harvard SSP easy to get into? Also, are they bad about financial aid? I want to take two courses for my benefit, but I don't nearly have $10,000.</p>

<p>Any summer program where you have to pay a significant amout of money is not very selective, if at all.</p>

<p>I doubt they have good financial aid. They want to make money.</p>

<p>I went to a summer program at stanford last summer and I thought a large portion of people there got in.</p>

<p>Hello, I am so happy to be going to Harvard SSP this year for 2008!!!</p>

<p>This is the official thread and I would LOVE if everyone who knows they are attending to post thair class, etc...</p>

<p>I am taking Introductory Biology!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to create a BIG thread so lets start and get pumped for SSP 2008!!!</p>

<p>In addition, I have read the website many times, but have a couple questions for those who have attended in previous years:</p>

<p>1) What should we do about printing documents for class? Are printers in the libraries? Do they charge you? Should I bring my own?</p>

<p>2) What materials do I need to bring considering I am taking Introductory Biology (notecards, laptop, paper, writing utensils)?</p>

<p>3) What are the best activities to participate in? Which ones are the worst?</p>

<p>4) Anyone have experince in the Pops Band?</p>

<p>5) Are the tennis courts free, and how are the athletic facilities?</p>

<p>6) Any unexpected charges while you were there?</p>

<p>Thank you and Lets make this the best thread ever!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>I've merged together some of the Harvard Secondary School Program (Harvard SSP) threads for easy one-stop shopping for answers to commonly asked questions. Good luck to all of you who are applying.</p>

<p>1) What should we do about printing documents for class? Are printers in the libraries? Do they charge you? Should I bring my own?
Answer: There are designated printing areas. You have to pay to print in the library but there is one resource a little walk away from the campus where it's free lol</p>

<p>2) What materials do I need to bring considering I am taking Introductory Biology (notecards, laptop, paper, writing utensils)?
Answer: Bring all of the above...though you can always buy things there</p>

<p>3) What are the best activities to participate in? Which ones are the worst?
Answer: It is all up to you. There is no "best" or "worst."</p>

<p>1) What should we do about printing documents for class? Are printers in the libraries? Do they charge you? Should I bring my own?</p>

<p>Ok, so if you need to print alot of papers...as I am sure you will in particular since your taking the intro to bio course.... I would suggest you go to the computer facility right around the corner from the actual campus. It's like a block away from the science center. When you get there, just pm or email me and I will tell you where you should go. It's totally free. Not many people actually knew about this facility because I dont think they wanted them to know..haha... cause you know, most people just end up abusing it. But I took the intro to chem course so I had LOTS to print (sample tests... worksheets..etc) and i really made good use of the lab. Just don't abuse it. But if your printing just a few pages, there are lots of computer facilities...(you have to pay for these) there is a computer lab in the science center.Very convenient. </p>

<p>2) What materials do I need to bring considering I am taking Introductory Biology (notecards, laptop, paper, writing utensils)?</p>

<p>Laptop would be nice, but not needed for the class. There are enough computers. Except when you have to sign in and cant go out of your dorm to use them. Some people like to take notes on their laptops during lecture... if you do, then bring yours. Then just bring typical stuff you take to your high school class. Pencil, pen, note cards ( if you like to use flash cards) and paper/notebook. However, please know that this course is seriously gonna kick you in the butt, no matter how great of a student you are. Lots of people I went with that had 4.0's in high school (including me) had lots of trouble keeping up with the pace and the amount of material in the biology course. You just have to constantly remember to keep up with the work, read, take notes, and study them. There is a huge curve on tests, but sometimes you may still not end up with the grade you wanted. </p>

<p>3) What are the best activities to participate in? Which ones are the worst?</p>

<p>There are dance classes, pretty cheap actually. i think for like 4 weeks it was 25-50 dollars or something like that? You can get small group sessions at the gym for like yoga, pilates, etc. for cheap too. But the only problem with these sessions are that the bio and chem classes meet about 8 hours every day, and the class is in the morning and lab in the afternoon (at least last summer) so I don't think you will have much time to participate in too many activities. There are college visits (about 5 last year) to colleges like Brown, Yale, Amherst...etc. and those you have to pay for. There are some field trips to like the beach, Martha's vineyard for example that you also have to pay for. There is a talent show that is really cool and fun. You can be a participant. There is a cooking contest with 4-5 people that get in groups and cook in front of you with actual cooking judges. That was a lot of fun to watch, even though i wasn't in it. The program also allows you to try out for their orchestra i believe so bring your violin or whatever instrument you play. You can also participate in the chorus, but have to try out. Last year there was a harry potter celebration and concert for the book's coming out, but i don't know anything special that's happening this summer. Oh and there is an SAT prep class for like 120 but I wouldn't do it. It was honestly a repetition of everything you know in 2 days. One saturday you just go through how the test works and the next saturday you take a sample test. Unless you have no clue what to expect on the SAT I wouldn't suggest it. I would suggest you take maybe 1 activity and stick with it if you are really interested. I just went to the gym and managed to work out about every other day. It was a lot of fun and they had every thing you wanted. I went to a few college visits (had to miss test review- :( and two field trips to Martha's vineyard and to prudential (tall building in Boston where you have a view of the city basically- really not as great as they made it sound lol) ooooo...there are also 2 dances (long session-you-8weeks), one is at the beginning of the program and one is throughout the ends. They are held at the pub and are free. </p>

<p>4) Anyone have experince in the Pops Band? No..sorry don't know about this </p>

<p>5) Are the tennis courts free, and how are the athletic facilities? </p>

<p>All athletic facilities should be free. You just basically need to take your student ID with you everywhere you're trying to get into. As I said, the gym is really convenient and comfortable. I had a friend who played tennis last year and it was free, so yea. Most facilities are free with student ID, it's only when you want to sign up for a class or buy something that you have to actually pay. </p>

<p>6) Any unexpected charges while you were there? </p>

<p>Not at all. You pay your tuition beforehand and that's it. After that you take care of whatever you want to buy, so they can't charge the credit card you originally paid for the tuition. Remember to return your library books on time. Only other time you pay is if you need to print, at the Harvard Pub, or for laundry. You can use crimson cash...basically like a debit card but you deposit money in your Harvard ID card and use it when a crimson cash machine is available. Also make sure you leave your room as it was. As long as no damage is done they won't charge you anything. </p>

<p>Oh and CVS is like right across the street....very convenient... there is also a finagle-bagel right by it...a Bank of America (which I used for my debit transactions)... I would also suggest Boston Tea....omg...such good bubba teas!!!.. YOU WILL HAVE SO MUCH FUN!!!!! I had a great time as you can tell. It was one of the best experiences of my entire life. Just enjoy yourself and make sure not to panic in the bio class. It's MUCH harder than a typical AP bio or chem class. Just do your best and try to have fun!</p>

<p>If you have any more questions you can email me or just call my phone. I pm-ed you with my info!</p>

<p>i went last year</p>

<p>printing is really cheap. in the libraries its something like not even 10c per page. </p>

<p>you dont need a laptop though many ppl bring their own. there are plenty of computers everywhere that you can use. macs, windows, ubuntu</p>

<p>the gym there is really nice and free tooo</p>

<p>GREAT ANSWERS!!!!</p>

<p>I do have a two more if you do not mind...
: )</p>

<p>7) Do you ever need to rent a bike (I assume not)?</p>

<p>8) How was the Chemistry class?</p>