Harvard Summer School (SSP) Courses

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Please see post #1 from this thread: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1779480-summer-school-to-program-for-high-school-kids-harvard.html

The reality though is that Harvard Summer school classes are real college classes compressed into a tight time frame. Because the classes cover the same amount of material in half the amount of time, the work load is significant; some classes expect students to read 400 to 500 pages of material a week, with a paper due every class. Very few high school students can keep up with the work load and get A+'s, let alone get a recommendation from their professor.

In other words, DO NOT expect to find any summer course at Harvard that is “easy” – no matter what course you choose, it will be at least double, sometimes triple, the amount of work load you are now experiencing in high school. So, be forewarned.