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...Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a standard form that many college- and university-bound students fill out to apply for federal financial aid and tuition assistance, including Pell Grants. The 2005-2006 FAFSA is a five-page form that includes 127 questions embedded within seven different steps, which assesses students?? abilities to afford college. Associate Professor of Public Policy Susan M. Dynarski ’87 and Judith E. Scott-Clayton, a Kennedy School student, constructed a simplified formula through which federal aid is calculated based on two factors: income and number of dependents. Their most recent discussion...
...undertook the effort to revamp the GRE in the wake of security concerns. Some test questions began showing up on Web sites in Asia about five years ago. Ben Baron, vice president of graduate programs at Kaplan Test Prep, said that the ETS decision was largely beneficial for students??who now don’t have to worry about preparing for a new, longer test—but that security remained a concern. “Their decision means they still have the security issue. We hope and certainly expect they will look to address this...
...could capitalize on Harvard’s flourishing extracurricular life, allowing students to forge “an intellectual link” between their academic pursuits and their endeavors outside of the classroom. Many have bristled at this promotion of activity-based learning, worried that classes would co-opt students?? extracurricular activities, transforming them into another form of stressful academic drudgery...
...Media Review (a division of HIMG), and who is also a Crimson editor. “They are very close to film in terms of their aesthetic aspect,” he says.In exploring the relationship between gaming and art, HIMG is part of a larger trend among Harvard students??the search for a way to healthily incorporate increasingly addictive and complex video and computer games into their lives. The pursuit may seem trivial to non-gamers, but for a growing section of the Harvard population, it’s an incredibly difficult balancing act.DIGITAL EVOLUTIONLi agrees that...
...roundtable discussion with international students about the College’s plan. After international seniors informed the Harvard International Office last month of their need for an H-1B visa, the Office of the Registrar completed an accelerated grade audit for each student. The College also e-mailed students?? professors to encourage them to help students complete course requirements as soon as possible. But approximately 30 international students were unable to apply for a visa and have been left to seek other solutions. Pamela C. Chan ’07, an Undergraduate Council member who wrote the UC?...