<p>@guitars: I can’t find a schedule anywhere for Junior Parent’s Weekend. I would like to book a hotel but until we have a schedule of planned events it is hard to know if I should book a hotel for Thursday and Friday nights, or Friday and Saturday nights, or all three nights. What nights did you book your accommodation, guitars?</p>
<p>Does anyone else have an idea, based on previous Junior Parent’s Weekends, if there would be something scheduled for the Saturday night?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Junior Parents Weekend is March 4 and 5 (Friday and Saturday). We went last year (as Sophmore parents) and the only thing we did on Thursday was to go to the Compline Service at Appleton Chapel. My recollection is that there were a number of activities on Friday, like lectures, tours and concerts and that some began quite early on Friday. On Saturday there were more talks and dinner at the Houses. Sunday was quiet.</p>
<p>You may need to arrive on Thursday to do everything on Friday, depending on the distance traveled.</p>
<p>This is a link to a description of Junior Parents Weekend last year: [Looking</a> ahead | Harvard Gazette](<a href=“http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/03/looking-ahead/]Looking”>Looking ahead – Harvard Gazette)</p>
<p>Thanks Hat. </p>
<p>Nikiwe, we are taking a red-eye on Thursday night and arriving early Friday morning. We booked our reservations at the Royal Sonesta. We stayed there when we moved our son in 2 years ago. We are returning back to California Sunday night</p>
<p>I’m really looking forward to the activities and just hanging out with our son :)</p>
<p>Thanks Hat and Guitars for your help.
Coincidentally, guitars, this afternoon I made reservations at the Royal Sonesta as well (3 nights) because Kayak brought up a really great deal through an online vendor, Skoosh. After making the reservation, I am having reservations about Skoosh since I have not heard of it before and there are some mixed reviews online about them!</p>
<p>nikie,</p>
<p>maybe you should call the Royal Sonesta and make sure they have you registered for the dates you requested.</p>
<p>We like the Royal Sonesta, it was close enough and nice</p>
<p>My son is a sophomore. Last year was the first year (I think) of the new academic calendar, which leaves many weeks from Christmas through late January before classes start. It was my understanding that there might be more Winter Session programs this year. Does anyone know whether that’s the case or where to find out more information? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>mebble - OCS has recruited alumni to offer “January Experiences” (short internships/volunteer opportunities). Your son can browse these on a website they have set up. I’m not sure about on-campus offerings…</p>
<p>Thanks! I hadn’t known to look for “January Experiences” but now I see that it’s through the Crimson Careers site/office. I’ll suggest my son log in and take a look.</p>
<p>Harvard beats Yale 28-21!</p>
<p>The Vs post game announcer said:</p>
<p>“Harvard was playing chess while Yale was playing checkers. Checkmate!”</p>
<p>We went to the game and it was great, particularly the second half, which began with Harvard returning the kickoff for a touchdown to tie the game. Was happy to learn after the game that the Yalie who was taken off the field on a stretcher appears to be fine.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any special plans with their kids this Christmas break?</p>
<p>Does anyone have suggestions for how daughter can get meaningful lab work as a physics concentrator? She claims she has applied to several but they do not respond. I think she needs to be more aggressive and follow up by going in and making an appointment. I thought Harvard was very good about making sure students get meaningful experience. Pay would be nice, but not required. Who would she contact to be certain to get lab work?</p>
<p>It may just be an issue of timing. My daughter was successful last year with the first prof that she contacted. The initial contact was an e-mail she sent over winter break when the profs are not busy with classes. The prof responded by e-mail asking her to come by and talk when she came back to campus and he offered her a spot in his lab shortly after they met. She has just completed her second semester working in the lab and has enjoyed it very much. She has not been paid, but rather has gotten class credit (Physics 90R). Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss this further.</p>
<p>What year is your daughter? Our son’s advisor told him not to work in a lab as a freshman; he was able to get into labs as soph and junior- and has been working in the lab this fall (w/o pay or credit) to get something done he can write up. PM me if you’d like.</p>
<p>What I have seen work for some kids is to look up all the profs doing research you might like to do then send them each with a nice e-mail expressing interest in their research and offering to work in their lab, even offering to start as an informal volunteer. Some profs say no and some don’t even respond, but a few say come on down and talk. Next thing you know you’ve got a good lab job.</p>
<p>D is a sophomore. Though she interned at Genzyme last summer, she has yet to do any Harvard affiliated or during the school year research. Do date, I am glad that had not tried to fit in research work during these first three semesters. The academics have been challenging enough and she has been very busy fitting in pre-reqs for a couple of different concentrations she was considering and then orgo kept her occupied this past fall.</p>
<p>She does have an interesting opportunity this coming break. She has gotten permission to move back into her room over j-term and will be interning for 3 weeks in a neurobio lab. This means that she will not have much of a break, but this could be quite exciting. Should this turn out well, she should finally have some academic flexibility next semester and could discuss turning it into a research “class”.</p>
<p>How did she come across this? There were two Harvard research events this past fall. D only attended the October 14th research fair, but I remember her mentioning a second in november or december. This particular professor was presenting his research and he and my daughter struck up a conversation, etc, etc. These fairs were well advertised last semester or at least they were to science students - e-mails, references during class, and such. Unfortunately, at this point that does no help for a spring lab position but something to watch for next semester.</p>
<p>When did your children usually get grades? My daughter thought something would be posted on the 22nd, but nothing yet. She is looking at the “online student record” on myharvard. Is that the right place? And if there is nothing now, will they not update until after the staff comes back sometime in January? Just curious how it works. Thanks for any info.</p>
<p>I don’t fully know how it works. But D, a sophomore, has gotten 1 grade. Now she had also heard something about how in order to get your grades as early as Dec 22, she had to complete the course evaluations. She was scrambling to get them done before midnight on the 21st (the deadline?). She had been told that if she did not, she would not get her grade until Jan 10.</p>
<p>She has no idea if any of that was real, or she was just being strongly encouraged to do her evaluations. No other grades have come in as of 15 minutes ago.</p>
<p>According to my son (Junior), you cannot get your grades until you complete the class evaluation. In addition, if it is a one-year course (like Ec10) you may not get your grade until the end of the year (completion of the course).</p>