<p>Does anybody know what a facilitator position for Life Sciences 1a does??</p>
<p>Does any body have any advise for applying for the various Expos 20 writing courses? I know my S wants to find something in which he is interested. Any advise beyond that? Thanks</p>
<p>I just wanted to thank you all of you guys for all your help and enthusiasm regarding Harvard! Iāve ādreamedā of going to Harvard since I was 14 I think (I might be a bit too invested, but hey) and this year itās finally my turn to apply! Itās always been hugely motivating to read all of you just talking about the little things, it really made it an actual place for me (I know, I am the scariest lurker ever!). I am an international, so CC is really the only place where I can talk with like-minded people, and you parents are just amazing, all so nice and helpful! 
Iām finally visiting next month, I canāt wait! </p>
<p>This is kind of a pointless post, but I just wanted to tell you that I really appreciate all the help etc. </p>
<p>Now lets just hope I will receive a fat envelope come april!</p>
<p>If a Harvard student takes a class at MIT on weekdays (class is not available in Harvard- student can only cross register in MIT for this class), how much total time is needed including travel time to commute between Harvard and MIT. I would like to know the time involved in walking from Harvard to Tee and Tee to MIT and coming back to Harvard. Would a 90 min class will require additional 60-70 minutes in communing. What is the frequency of metro between Harvard and MIT? Does it operate every 10 minutes or 15 minutes? Thanks</p>
<p>What a nice note, Guiltybystander. Best of luck to you with your applications!</p>
<p>Best of luck guiltybystander - let us know how the process is going</p>
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<p>We hope so too. However, my main advice is donāt get obsessed with Harvard and forget about other schools. If youāve been reading this forum long you know that getting accepted is among the longest of long shots. Many brilliant students donāt make it simply because there isnāt enough room for them all.</p>
<p>So go ahead and take your best shot - all the Harvard parents and students here are living testament that sometimes these dreams come true. But make sure youāve got plenty of other good schools covered too, and donāt judge your success or worth as a person on whether you get into Harvard. Good luck!</p>
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The distance to the T depends on where on MITās and Harvardās campuses the class is held. Some of MITās campus is not particularly close to the subway stop, and depending on the time of day and location of the MIT class, taking the M2 bus from Lamont Library ([schedule](<a href=āhttp://www.masco.org/transit/ptsM2.htm]schedule[/url]ā>http://www.masco.org/transit/ptsM2.htm)</a>) or the #1 MBTA bus may be faster than the subway.</p>
<p>I would not estimate an hour-long commute between Harvard and MIT ā allowing 15-20 minutes each way should be adequate. On the [MBTA</a> webpage](<a href=āhttp://www.mbta.com%5DMBTAā>http://www.mbta.com), you can see how much time a trip between two addresses will take via bus or subway (although their walking times are, IMO, substantially overestimated). Red Line frequency at mid-day on weekdays is every 13 minutes.</p>
<p>Thank you! 
I am aware of the insane competitiveness of admissions, sadlyā¦ In the US
Iām actually only applying to extreme reach schools (who also happen to be need blind for
internationals ;)), because Iāve targeted my matches/safeties towards the UK, their
admissions-process is a lot more straightforward, and as for now, I even have
quite a decent change of getting into Oxford (itās a lot easier as a Dutch applicant than it is for Americans, I believe), which would be absolutely amazing, of course! And even if the UK doesnāt work out, there are a lot of amazing universities here in the Netherlands as well (which arenāt selective - any Dutch high school student with a university-preparatory diploma is guaranteed admissions). Although I would be ecstatic if I got into one of my American choices (one particular one in peculiarā¦), I would also be perfectly happy at all my other choices! Especially the ones in the UK! But I do agree, I think I have became a bit too invested, so for now, Iāll just hope that when I visit next month, the weather is horrible, all students have a insanely bad day and they have the highest number of tourists visiting since their founding, hahaha! </p>
<p>(I do write a lot.)</p>
<p>GB - Iām curious about your other reach schools that are need-blind for internationals. That question tends to come up a lot on CC from international prospective students.</p>
<p>Incidentally, from your other posts Iād assumed you were British. Your English is nearly flawless - far better than most Americansā!</p>
<p>There arenāt a lot of need-blind schools, sadly, as for now: Harvard, Yale, Princeton,
Dartmouth, MIT, Williams and Amherst; Middlebury used to be need-blind too, but
was forced to cancel their programme due to the recession (only for internationals). Iāve
researched a bit, and schools like Columbia and Penn do offer quite a lot of aid too, but
arenāt REALLY need-blind, asking aid at some other competitive schools like Stanford and Chicago really limits your changes, sadly. If I remember correctly, the admit-rate for international students asking for full-aid at uChicago is 3 percentā¦ I havenāt really researched less selective schools yet, because I donāt plan to apply there anyway, since itās a lot cheaper to go to comparable schools in the UK, it could, coming from mainland Europe, make a difference of around $20.000 a year, I estimated once, also with transportation, etc.). I also know about some students at my high-school who went to study in the US just for fun, and received full-rides in merit aid from colleges like Knox College and the University of Oregon. I hope this helps! </p>
<p>Thanks for the compliment about my English by the way! I always thought my grammar was absolutely horrible! (āWatching a lot of sitcoms DOES have an educational value, dad!ā)</p>
<p><a href=āhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/books/review/Faust-t.html?ref=review[/url]ā>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/books/review/Faust-t.html?ref=review</a></p>
<p>^ Sorry, got sidetracked - just wanted to post Drew Faustās recent thought piece on higher education. I found it a very good read. Drove home for me the truly daunting challenge facing all of our colleges, but especially ones like Harvard.</p>
<p>[College</a> class of 2013 convocation ceremony starts a new tradition | Harvard Magazine](<a href=āhttp://harvardmagazine.com/breaking-news/new-harvard-college-freshman-convocation-tradition]Collegeā>http://harvardmagazine.com/breaking-news/new-harvard-college-freshman-convocation-tradition)</p>
<p>^ that looks like a nice thing -wish they had it back in the day for my kid!</p>
<p>I didnāt realize that the convocation was not something that was done every year.</p>
<p>Actually Smoda61, I am kind of confused by the whole thing. Last year move in was a whole weekend, ending with speeches and the picture on the stairs. (similar to this years convocation). This year it was just move in day and then this convocation a few days later. I thought this year was a little bit of a let down, I enjoyed hearing the speeches and seeing the whole class of 2012 on the stairs for the picture, it was a nice way to wrap up taking your child to college, maybe they did it differently because of budget cuts or maybe they just wanted to get us parents out of the way:)</p>
<p>I believe the schedule was shortened due to the new, compressed academic calendar (exams before Christmas), but certainly the budget may have played a large part too.</p>
<p>I will say that Harvardās freshman move-in days were very different from those that I experienced 4 years ago moving my son into Tufts. Then we had the move in, followed by lunch on the hill by the library, and finished with matriculation. I was surprised that the days were so different but to be honest I was tired at the end of the Thursday move-in and was glad to head home to the couch. As for the convocation, we live close enough by that we could have doubled back for the ceremony. We did not. I did get the impression that it was a positive bonding experience for the class of 2013. Iām glad we did not come and intrude.</p>
<p>Side note - D and I went to Spice today for a quick lunch. It was recommended earlier in the thread. We enjoyed it. The food was very good. :)</p>
<p>Apparently budget cuts are impacting the paying of some TAās this year. Some seniors are therefore foregoing this as the experience is less important for them then for underclassmen.</p>