Comments on: Officially done with my First Semester at Harvard! http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/2011/12/23/officially-done-with-my-first-semester-at-harvard/ Student Bloggers tell you about life at Harvard College Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Shaun http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/2011/12/23/officially-done-with-my-first-semester-at-harvard/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 Shaun Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:33:05 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/?p=2182#comment-1103 Hey Clock Works, that is a very good question. We practice roughly 3-3.5 hours a day, six times a week, so being on the tennis team does require a lot of time, in addition to the coursework from all the different classes. But at the end of the day, I love what I do. I love playing tennis, pushing myself to my academic limits, as well as blogging in my free time. I don't have much of a social life as I am constantly involved in some activity, but by being involved in so many activities at Harvard, I am the happiest I have ever felt. To answer your question, at times I don't balance sports, academics, clubs, and social life well, but I manage to do all this because I simply love everything I do here. If I didn't love it, I wouldn't do it. It's as simple as that. Give me more insight into your life. Are in high school? An athlete as well, trying to balance all aspects of life? Hey Clock Works, that is a very good question. We practice roughly 3-3.5 hours a day, six times a week, so being on the tennis team does require a lot of time, in addition to the coursework from all the different classes. But at the end of the day, I love what I do. I love playing tennis, pushing myself to my academic limits, as well as blogging in my free time. I don’t have much of a social life as I am constantly involved in some activity, but by being involved in so many activities at Harvard, I am the happiest I have ever felt. To answer your question, at times I don’t balance sports, academics, clubs, and social life well, but I manage to do all this because I simply love everything I do here. If I didn’t love it, I wouldn’t do it. It’s as simple as that.

Give me more insight into your life. Are in high school? An athlete as well, trying to balance all aspects of life?

]]> By: Shaun http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/2011/12/23/officially-done-with-my-first-semester-at-harvard/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Shaun Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:24:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/?p=2182#comment-1102 I am not sure if a college summer immersion program can count towards language credits. I don't think it does, but I would the foreign language department to find out for sure. From my understanding, the foreign language requirement can only be met if you pass the test during summer, or if you take a year of foreign language at Harvard. But it is worth checking. I am not sure what kind of economics, but I am looking into behavior economics. As for outside scholarships, I recommend applying for as much outside scholarships that you can. I don't think the deduction is equal, meaning that one dollar in scholarship is one dollar deducted from the financial aide package. From my understanding, you have to report all outside scholarships, but the financial package will only be altered if the outside scholarships exceed the actual amount you have to pay. If I were you, I would apply to scholarships and grants, look into more classes, and take a step back and relax! You're a senior that deserves a little break from the stressful college process! If you have any more questions, feel free to post, as I am always happy to answer them! I am not sure if a college summer immersion program can count towards language credits. I don’t think it does, but I would the foreign language department to find out for sure. From my understanding, the foreign language requirement can only be met if you pass the test during summer, or if you take a year of foreign language at Harvard. But it is worth checking.

I am not sure what kind of economics, but I am looking into behavior economics.

As for outside scholarships, I recommend applying for as much outside scholarships that you can. I don’t think the deduction is equal, meaning that one dollar in scholarship is one dollar deducted from the financial aide package. From my understanding, you have to report all outside scholarships, but the financial package will only be altered if the outside scholarships exceed the actual amount you have to pay. If I were you, I would apply to scholarships and grants, look into more classes, and take a step back and relax! You’re a senior that deserves a little break from the stressful college process! If you have any more questions, feel free to post, as I am always happy to answer them!

]]> By: Clock Works http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/2011/12/23/officially-done-with-my-first-semester-at-harvard/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Clock Works Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:55:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/?p=2182#comment-1100 Hi Shaun, Congrats on your first semester! I was wondering how you manage academics and a Varsity sport at Harvard. I know that in high school, sports takes up a lot of time, and I can imagine that at the collegiate Varsity level the hours spent towards practice and games must increase. How often and for how long does the HMT practice, and how do you manage to balance sports and academics and social life? Thanks! Clock Works Hi Shaun,

Congrats on your first semester! I was wondering how you manage academics and a Varsity sport at Harvard. I know that in high school, sports takes up a lot of time, and I can imagine that at the collegiate Varsity level the hours spent towards practice and games must increase. How often and for how long does the HMT practice, and how do you manage to balance sports and academics and social life?

Thanks!

Clock Works

]]> By: A http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/2011/12/23/officially-done-with-my-first-semester-at-harvard/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 A Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:08:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/?p=2182#comment-1097 Thank you for your response! Well, I know that I'll take expos and a math course for sure, perhaps Biology or Chemistry for the third course, and Econ/CS50/Foreign Language for the fourth. Do you happen to know if a college summer immersion program can count towards language credits? Just out of curiosity, are you considering behavioral economics? Well, I know it's kind of irrelevant to your blog post, but I have a question about financial aid. I'm considering applying for scholarships. From my research, I found that Harvard deducts outside scholarship money from its financial aid package, which I interpret to mean that it's only beneficial to apply for scholarships if it totals to an amount greater than what Harvard will provide in financial aid. What did you do in your experience? Did you apply for scholarships? Thanks! Thank you for your response! Well, I know that I’ll take expos and a math course for sure, perhaps Biology or Chemistry for the third course, and Econ/CS50/Foreign Language for the fourth. Do you happen to know if a college summer immersion program can count towards language credits?

Just out of curiosity, are you considering behavioral economics?

Well, I know it’s kind of irrelevant to your blog post, but I have a question about financial aid. I’m considering applying for scholarships. From my research, I found that Harvard deducts outside scholarship money from its financial aid package, which I interpret to mean that it’s only beneficial to apply for scholarships if it totals to an amount greater than what Harvard will provide in financial aid. What did you do in your experience? Did you apply for scholarships?

Thanks!

]]> By: Shaun http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/2011/12/23/officially-done-with-my-first-semester-at-harvard/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 Shaun Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:47:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/collegeadmissionsstudentblog/?p=2182#comment-1089 Hi A.D. Congrats on being accepted. Freshmen year I also took Science of living Systems 20(intro to psych) and Economics 10. All freshmen are required to take expos in either the fall or spring of freshmen year. As for your other three classes, you can pick any class you want. I took economics 10 because I was interested in economics, as well as SLS 20 because I thought psych was interesting. Having taking these classes, I would not say that my major has changed as I am still interested in economics, but there are other academic areas I find interesting as well. Since you have three open classes you can take, I would try to take one class in the three fields you find most interesting(ex: math, science, art, etc.). It is good you are thinking about this early. If you have any questions feel free to post them. Happy Holidays! Hi A.D. Congrats on being accepted. Freshmen year I also took Science of living Systems 20(intro to psych) and Economics 10. All freshmen are required to take expos in either the fall or spring of freshmen year. As for your other three classes, you can pick any class you want. I took economics 10 because I was interested in economics, as well as SLS 20 because I thought psych was interesting. Having taking these classes, I would not say that my major has changed as I am still interested in economics, but there are other academic areas I find interesting as well. Since you have three open classes you can take, I would try to take one class in the three fields you find most interesting(ex: math, science, art, etc.). It is good you are thinking about this early. If you have any questions feel free to post them. Happy Holidays!

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