<p>That's a misunderstanding.</p>
<p>"Credit for work done at another college or university is granted to each admitted transfer student on an individual basis after evaluation by the Registrar's Office. The maximum amount of credit allowed any transfer student is 8.0 full (year-long) courses, i.e., half of the 16.0 full courses required for the A.B. or S.B. degrees, or the equivalent of two full years of academic work."</p>
<p>That would mean roughly half of your credits get transferred...putting you an entire year behind. I don't see how they can expect you to graduate from Harvard with your class after losing an entire year of credits. And I was under the impression that they want you to be able to graduate on time.</p>
<p>As it states in the transfer application introduction:</p>
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<p>By that last sentence, sounds like they want you to graduate on time.</p>
<p>Ahhh...you're right. I had misunderstood. This is a lot better. Thanks, martinibluex</p>
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That would mean roughly half of your credits get transferred...putting you an entire year behind. I don't see how they can expect you to graduate from Harvard with your class after losing an entire year of credits. And I was under the impression that they want you to be able to graduate on time.
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<p>They mean that if you need N credits to graduate, you can transfer a maximum of N/2. Some of my courses have an almost exact equivalent at Harvard. Organic chemistry 20 and 30 have the same syllabi as my organic chemistry classes. You need 16 full year courses to graduate or 32 one semester courses. If they decide that they will accept a class of yours, then you are 1/32 closer to graduation, or roughly (1/32)x120=3.75 credits.</p>
<p>Sorry for the confusion. I think janel's post was in response to me. I think it's all cleared up now.</p>
<p>Off topic: One thing that struck me, was that Harvard's labs are 5-6 hours long! Amazing.</p>
<p>oh man...that's long. Since you've posted over 1000 times, I'm sure you've already told us, but what's your major, martini?</p>
<p>Yes, I got that. I wasn't saying that wasn't the case, I was just deducing that bnx's claim couldn't be true because then no one would ever graduate on time. Like you said, they have to award credits on an individual basis instead of automatically chopping off 2 of every 4 credits received.</p>
<p>Haha, you like that, martini? Wow, I could never take that; I've always hated labs.</p>
<p>Now a five hour lecture with heated debate -- that I'll take!!!</p>
<p>I want to doublemajor (doubleconcentrate). My main major is pure math. The other one depends on the college I get into. It varies from Physics to Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. I am also a pre-med. </p>
<p>Lately, I have been thinking, and I have decded that I really want a to do Econ as well. However, I doubt that all this will be possible in 2-3 years, despite the fact that I am one course short of being done with my pre-med stuff.</p>
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<p>Janel: I like both, but labs are more relevant to what I want to do, I guess. Plus, since I have always felt like my labs lack a couple of hours, I was completely amazed to see that Harvard read my mind.</p>
<p>Hey:) </p>
<p>Does anyone know if Harvard has a transfer "orientation/welcome" event ?</p>
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<p>Tell me about it. Did you know that on the nights before the LSAT, GMAT, and such tests, it is residence policy that no parties be held and quiet hours be respected? My school would never even think to do that. Half the kids in my school probably don't even know what an LSAT is, haha. And, what's great, they have a library in every residence hall. My dorm doesn't even have a lounge to study in!! It is all these little things that really make it so much easier to get through.</p>
<p>Noooo I was just getting so excited to go to Georgetown and now I'm reminded all over again of why I want to go to Harvard.....</p>
<p>Haha, Georgetown has it going on, too, For Shag. Congrats by the way on that. I was actually just at Georgetown Sunday morning; the dorms are sweet, the campus is beautiful, the kids seem intelligent. Not to mention, DC is just a wonderful to be. So how awesome was that Darfur rally? You said you were going, too, right?</p>
<p>Yah, Shag, you are kicking some serious butt this transfer campaign.</p>
<p>Janel: What's with touring all the schools?</p>
<p>Now, Shag, this is completely off the record, but did you tell GTown that you will attend if accepted?</p>
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<p>I was in DC for the Darfur rally, and was just visiting a friend that morning. I'm not into touring schools, really; I would rather be spending my precious time on doing the work that will get me into those schools.</p>
<p>Haha, thanks, I was definelty not expecting it to go this well. And nope, I was going to tell Georgetown that, but I ended up not saying it. And yeah, a lot of people were put up at Georgetown for the Darfur rally, ironically, I was not, I was put up at GW, but I spent most of the weekend at Gtown. I got my letter right when I got back to UVM off the 12 hour bus ride back from DC. 7AM, walked into my dorm with all my luggage, went to my mailbox and there it was. And you're right, Janel, Gtown is amazing and that's fine if I don't get in to Harvard. Whatever happens to all of us, I think we're going to have to try to see the best parts of the schools we end up at, because there will be lots of great things about it and it will be better and mroe suited for us than the place we came from.</p>
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<p>Yeah well, not leaving one's current institution is a reality for many of us as well.</p>
<p>For Shaganov:</p>
<p>Congrats on G-town!</p>
<p>Hey did you ever decide whether or not to ask Harvard for your decision early? I remember you saying an acceptance to Wellesley required you to request an early decision from Harvard? Last I heard you were faxing them your acceptance letter beginning of last week. Or has your acceptance to G-town made an early decision from Harvard no longer necessary?</p>