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Anne Conneely and Beryl Noble, proctors of a psychology exam held yesterday, said that proctoring allowed them to meet different and interesting people who are not necessarily affiliated with the University. Conneely, calling herself a less-typical proctor, said that she learned about the opportunity through a friend of her mother and decided to take on the job part-time to earn some extra money in this economy...
...January exam period draws to a close, many students are breathing sighs of relief at finishing their last ever post-winter break finals. Next year, Harvard will convert to a bi-semester calendar system, which moves exams to before the break, and therefore allows for a longer January vacation. Rationally, this should make me happy—there are plenty of good reasons to make the shift, and I benefit from these changes as much as anyone else. But as I begin to plan my final intersession, I can’t help but feel a little nostalgic...
...official from Harvard’s Italian program said that the College Board’s decision to cut the Advanced Placement Italian exam starting next year might reduce the number of undergraduates pursuing citations, secondary fields, and concentrations in the language. Elvira G. DiFabio, the Italian program’s director of undergraduate studies, said the College Board’s decision was “really unfortunate” because AP Italian allows “more freshmen into the advanced classes” and “may even lead them to consider a concentration...
...dozen American colleges.In the spring of 2008, they began the work of crafting a successful application package. Sam Bakkila ’11-’12, who worked at the shelter over the summer, helped to prepare Yelbi to take the SATs and the TOEFL, a standardized exam for students whose second language is English. Lauren M. White ’11, a volunteer at the shelter and a member of The Crimson’s business department, wrote his peer recommendations. White, Adam S. Travis ’10, and Akshata Kadagathur ’11, also read...
...inauguration as the 44th President of the United States of America. At the same time, hundreds of Harvard students will be sitting down in large lecture halls readying themselves to take their fall term examinations—45 minutes earlier than expected. The change in time of morning exams on Jan. 20—exams will begin at 8:30, not 9:15—is the result of a compromise the administration has struck with the student body so that students can watch Obama be sworn into office. Some students said they are not pleased with the change, which...