redlinekid2

From what I've read so far, the Harvard Extension School is what a person makes of it. I think that it's better for HES to retain its current status for its ALB degree program, as well as its open enrollment policy. It gives everyone a chance to prove themselves to see if they can handle the rigorous classwork that HES provides before they apply to the ALB program.

After being rejected from Columbia GS and UPenn CGS program, I feel that HES is my best bet because it would give me an opportunity to enroll in a few classes before I apply to their ALB program. Since I know exactly how to structure my education, HES will work well in my favor. Unlike Columbia GS and UPenn CGS program, who wouldn't grant me provisional status that would have allowed me to prove myself. Also, what's the use of advertising that a strong applicant needs a 3.0 GPA, when that is far from the truth? Either they have forgotten to update that information or they have gotten very competitive in recent years as far as academic requirements is concerned.

As a result, I am very skeptical about HES ALB admissions policy because they said that a student needs to take a Expo. Writing class plus two other classes with a "B-" of better to eligitable for admission to the degree program. I was rejected for having one bad grade "D" on my academic transcript, even though my overall GPA was 3.5; without it, plus the "B" grade that I got in College Algebra, my GPA would have been a 3.7+. So I was turned down because of it. I'm just afraid that I might do quite well in the first three classes at HES with at least a B+/A- overall, but still get rejected on the basis of my past academic record. I certainly hope that this is not the case. But I have my doubts.