<p>Are there any people about here who have attended the Harvard summer session while already further advanced in their studies? Is it still worthwhile? It seems that high school kids can register for all the same courses as (under)graduate students, and I wonder if it affects the level of the courses to a great extent. </p>
<p>I'm going to be 24 this summer (which seems ridiculously old, somehow) and already hold a first degree in Classics and English literature. I have previously studied in Britain and the Netherlands, but have always wanted to experience the competitive atmosphere of US colleges. I'm doing an MPhil now and hope to start my dissertation next year, so it feels like a last-chance thing. </p>
<p>I'd love to get some info from people who have first-hand experience with the summer school courses. Also if you were there as a high school student: were there many college students in your class? Are the SSP students really a separate group? And for Harvard students: are some courses decidedly more challenging than others and are you advised to avoid some of the introductory ones?</p>
<p>I'd especially like some info on the literature and writing courses, if anyone took those. :)</p>