<p>Not to hijack this thread, but if anyone knows more about the incompletes issue, please refer me to the source. We have been told there are no incompletes, period, at Harvard. Our daughter finished 2/3 of a semester, then had to go on medical leave due to an illness. The issue of incompletes came up at that time.</p>
<p>My daughter says that papers can be late if you are ill, but have to be in by the end of marking period. Perhaps she is wrong. Or perhaps incompletes only apply to papers that are the equivalent of exams (because an illness at that time, and only at that time, would preclude finishing by the end of the semester).</p>
<p>She is very happy with Harvard, and this is not a complaint. She likes to meet her own standards, as well as theirs. But it would be helpful for the future if we know for sure that others have had incompletes.</p>