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zdamico · Post by **zdamico** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:55 pm

As an accepted student, I'm pretty overloaded with my Senior Thesis in my second semester of Senior year. I originally took a course for fun that I don't need for any credit, but now it's taking up a great deal of time and taking away from my thesis. How would Harvard feel about one WX on my record, considering I don't have any others?

ManOfTheMinute · Post by **ManOfTheMinute** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:56 pm

zdamico wrote:As an accepted student, I'm pretty overloaded with my Senior Thesis in my second semester of Senior year. I originally took a course for fun that I don't need for any credit, but now it's taking up a great deal of time and taking away from my thesis. How would Harvard feel about one WX on my record, considering I don't have any others?

send them an email... but i bet they'll be okay with it - they have super lower expectations anyway

carboncopyx · Post by **carboncopyx** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:03 pm

vzapana wrote:well drinks please. i can't afford shit with my mountain of debt.

Here's that nickel that I owe you...

housebro13 · Post by **housebro13** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:11 pm

zdamico wrote:As an accepted student, I'm pretty overloaded with my Senior Thesis in my second semester of Senior year. I originally took a course for fun that I don't need for any credit, but now it's taking up a great deal of time and taking away from my thesis. How would Harvard feel about one WX on my record, considering I don't have any others?

Wow! The same thing is happening to me this semester. I'm thinking one W won't be as bad as earning below a B. Plus, the W won't affect your GPA right?

housebro13 · Post by **housebro13** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:14 pm

vzapana wrote:oy. just got my financial aid package. i need hard liquor.

Did it take 10 business days to get it?

vzapana · Post by **vzapana** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:45 pm

housebro13 wrote:
vzapana wrote:oy. just got my financial aid package. i need hard liquor.
Did it take 10 business days to get it?

No 8

davee817 · Post by **davee817** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:54 am

HLS took 7 business days on my financial aid package. They are true to their word.

edgeofthenight · Post by **edgeofthenight** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:24 pm

Pittpanther · Post by **Pittpanther** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:30 pm

It has been 14 business days and still no word on my financial aid

trojandave · Post by **trojandave** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:04 pm

Pittpanther wrote:It has been 14 business days and still no word on my financial aid

Have you tried logging in to check? My email went to the spam folder so I didn't know to look, just happened to and it was online.

Pittpanther · Post by **Pittpanther** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:48 pm

trojandave wrote:
Pittpanther wrote:It has been 14 business days and still no word on my financial aid
Have you tried logging in to check? My email went to the spam folder so I didn't know to look, just happened to and it was online.

Not online either:( I guess I'll give them a few more days before I call. Thanks for the suggestion.

aredhello · Post by **aredhello** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:50 pm

Has anyone else found the sheer volume of financial information required by HLS to be rather challenging to submit?

ManOfTheMinute · Post by **ManOfTheMinute** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:57 pm

aredhello wrote:Has anyone else found the sheer volume of financial information required by HLS to be rather challenging to submit?

I don't think it was really that much more than need access required... or maybe you just have a more complicated financial situation then me

facile princeps · Post by **facile princeps** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:58 pm

aredhello wrote:Has anyone else found the sheer volume of financial information required by HLS to be rather challenging to submit?

Outed as having substantial personal assets and or commercial investments.

Us po' folks don't have that problem.

o0o0o0o · Post by **o0o0o0o** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:13 pm

aredhello wrote:Has anyone else found the sheer volume of financial information required by HLS to be rather challenging to submit?

yes

honeybadger12 · Post by **honeybadger12** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:25 pm

PM me if you want to split a hotel room for April ASW

aredhello · Post by **aredhello** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:43 pm

I didn't think that my parents' financial situation was all that complicated, and though they live comfortably, they are certainly not wealthy (at least not according to President Obama when he was out on the campaign trail last year) -- but every little thing does seem to require a separate form and additional documentation. I'd also be lying if I didn't acknowledge that part of the reason why I am frustrated is because I have been out of college and without my parents' financial support for nearly 7 years now -- but I miss making the age 29 cutoff for parental information by less than a month.

That being said, I am all for thoroughness and fairness in distributing limited financial aid resources, and I am all for need-based aid programs serving those who need it the most, so I don't really have a legitimate bone to pick here. Was just curious if anyone else had found this whole process to be quite tedious (considerably more so than Need Access, in my opinion).

Okay, first world problem griping over. You may return to your posting of photos of cute dogs.

Yukos · Post by **Yukos** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:05 am

aredhello wrote:Okay, first world problem griping over. You may return to your posting of photos of cute dogs.

I just saw this today:

davee817 · Post by **davee817** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:12 am

Pittpanther wrote:It has been 14 business days and still no word on my financial aid

Did you check to see if they've requested additional docs on the financial aid website?

ManOfTheMinute · Post by **ManOfTheMinute** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:40 am

davee817 wrote:
Pittpanther wrote:It has been 14 business days and still no word on my financial aid
Did you check to see if they've requested additional docs on the financial aid website?

Look at you, always thinking!

rocktower3 · Post by **rocktower3** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:29 pm

Has anyone tried calling about status?

ManOfTheMinute · Post by **ManOfTheMinute** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:38 pm

rocktower3 wrote:Has anyone tried calling about status?

How long have you been waiting?

rocktower3 · Post by **rocktower3** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:42 pm

ManOfTheMinute wrote:
rocktower3 wrote:Has anyone tried calling about status?
How long have you been waiting?

12 days, so was considering calling on Friday if I haven't heard

Pittpanther · Post by **Pittpanther** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:34 pm

davee817 wrote:
Pittpanther wrote:It has been 14 business days and still no word on my financial aid
Did you check to see if they've requested additional docs on the financial aid website?

They haven't requested anything new. I've been checking the website to make sure. Maybe they're just very busy this week.

atlgirl51 · Post by **atlgirl51** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:50 pm

So...I have this theory. I heard that schools can judge an applicant's interest based off of how many times they log into their status checker page. Who's with me??

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