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FrenchiePatootie · Post by **FrenchiePatootie** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:20 pm

I just got my finaid award!!!

OMG totally surpassed my expectations, i'm really excited, sending my check!

btw do they have to have your deposit for you to get your window? I haven't gotten my email yet!

Hoopster · Post by **Hoopster** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:53 pm

Congratulations to all who have recently decided to attend Harvard! I'm sorry I won't be joining you guys but I wish you all the best of luck doing great stuff at your amazing school.

ronniea116 · Post by **ronniea116** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:02 pm

If you (like me) got a relatively unattractive HRES apartment window but are still interested in living right near campus, shoot me a message. I'm living in Cambridge now and looking for a roommate next year to share a 2bed/2bath apartment about 90 seconds from Pound Hall.

Thanks,

Ronnie
ranguas@jd12

Krswmact · Post by **Krswmact** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:03 pm

I believe you would have just had to fill out the HRES application process to get a window

also i got window 7.....hope my luck is better for the dorm lottery since that is where I am hoping to live!

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:31 pm

To anyone even thinking about complaining that you "only" got X dollars in grants from HLS...

Just be glad you haven't been a frugal penny pincher since you were about 8 years old. It tends to screw you when it comes to "need" based aid.

I should have bought nicer clothes when I was in high school

FrenchiePatootie · Post by **FrenchiePatootie** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:32 pm

i just found out that they needed my id number so i'm getting the last batch window. sucks. i'll just rent from the currently available and move next year if i have to.

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:33 pm

LOL, window 9.

I hope I run better than this when it comes to actual law school.

mallard · Post by **mallard** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:36 pm

...I missed the "group tool" email. Am I screwed?

iagolives · Post by **iagolives** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:51 pm

These emails today only apply for the HRES stuff, right?

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:52 am

yeah as far as i know

Pumpkin · Post by **Pumpkin** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:22 pm

sluggo wrote:To anyone even thinking about complaining that you "only" got X dollars in grants from HLS...

Just be glad you haven't been a frugal penny pincher since you were about 8 years old. It tends to screw you when it comes to "need" based aid.

I should have bought nicer clothes when I was in high school

I totally feel you on this. not that i have tons and tons of savings but enough that i could have lived a lot better over the past few years. arg!

does anyone know when we are supposed to start the dreaded loan process? now?

iagolives · Post by **iagolives** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:26 pm

Pumpkin wrote:
sluggo wrote:To anyone even thinking about complaining that you "only" got X dollars in grants from HLS...

Just be glad you haven't been a frugal penny pincher since you were about 8 years old. It tends to screw you when it comes to "need" based aid.

I should have bought nicer clothes when I was in high school

I totally feel you on this. not that i have tons and tons of savings but enough that i could have lived a lot better over the past few years. arg!

does anyone know when we are supposed to start the dreaded loan process? now?

I think they said that we will be getting more information in June/early July in the original award email and will start the process then.

joschmo · Post by **joschmo** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:09 pm

sluggo wrote:To anyone even thinking about complaining that you "only" got X dollars in grants from HLS...

Just be glad you haven't been a frugal penny pincher since you were about 8 years old. It tends to screw you when it comes to "need" based aid.

I should have bought nicer clothes when I was in high school

Or you shouldve invested your savings in the stock market. Thank you, Transocean Corp.

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » Sat May 02, 2009 4:39 am

Roulette wouldn't have been a bad idea. I'm sure there are certain applicants (parents with little income/assets) where betting their entire savings on red/black would be +EV. Pretty ridiculous, but kinda interesting too.

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:05 am

When are you guys planning to arrive? And also, how much stuff are you planning on trying to bring? I'm thinking about just flying with a couple bags of clothes and buying furniture once i get there.

iagolives · Post by **iagolives** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:52 am

sluggo wrote:When are you guys planning to arrive? And also, how much stuff are you planning on trying to bring? I'm thinking about just flying with a couple bags of clothes and buying furniture once i get there.

That's what I was planning too. If going to undergrad counts as anything, I am NEVER shipping all that stuff again. However, especially if I live in the dorms, I am at a loss about when to arrive.

Objection · Post by **Objection** » Sun May 03, 2009 3:09 am

I'm hoping to arrive around a week before 1L orientation.

That is if I ever figure out where I am gonna live.

iagolives · Post by **iagolives** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:35 am

I wouldn't worry too much about it, lottery numbers come out this week and, if you hate yours, there are still overpriced apartments to be bought. Maybe its the ready-to-be-done Senior in me talking, but I wouldn't worry. The week thing sounds golden, though. Just enough time to find all the fun night life spots before starting the work part of law school.

3moreyears · Post by **3moreyears** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:35 pm

I'm pretty sure that you can't move into the dorms until the day before orientation...at least that is what the HLS website says. I was hoping to arrive about a week in advance too, but if I end up living in the dorms, that doesn't look practical if I can only move in the day before orientation.

mallard · Post by **mallard** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:38 pm

Will anybody else be having their parents help them move in? I feel a little silly, but they offered and it'll be much easier that way.

Cleareyes · Post by **Cleareyes** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:42 pm

mallard wrote:Will anybody else be having their parents help them move in? I feel a little silly, but they offered and it'll be much easier that way.

My Stepdad will be driving me and my stuff up. I don't see what's silly about it. I think borrowing money to pay professional movers seems like an extravagance and it's a bit of an imposition to ask friends.

SparkyLives · Post by **SparkyLives** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:33 pm

mallard wrote:Will anybody else be having their parents help them move in? I feel a little silly, but they offered and it'll be much easier that way.

Nothing silly about this. If anybody says something I'll pop them in the face for you.

Krswmact · Post by **Krswmact** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:19 am

I hope to live in the dorms but Im thinking about coming up a few days before dorm move in. Id like a little time before orientation to explore/enjoy.

omg · Post by **omg** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:52 am

Hey!!

I'm a senior at Harvard (heading to UVA next year), and one of my best friends who's also graduating is looking for a roommate (or roommates) for next year. Ideally, she wants to live somewhere in Harvard Square, with Porter and Central being the furthest I think she's interested in. She'll be doing research for an engineering professor on campus next year. Bonus: she's here, so she can probably check out apartments if needed.

If you're interested in rooming with her, send me a PM for more info. In general, though, she's a 22 year old non-smoker, awesome, neat, and very friendly : )

iagolives · Post by **iagolives** » Mon May 04, 2009 2:38 pm

Cleareyes wrote:
mallard wrote:Will anybody else be having their parents help them move in? I feel a little silly, but they offered and it'll be much easier that way.
My Stepdad will be driving me and my stuff up. I don't see what's silly about it. I think borrowing money to pay professional movers seems like an extravagance and it's a bit of an imposition to ask friends.

+1

Besides, my parents would actually be rather hurt if I asked them not to.

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