{"id":993,"date":"2011-09-12T14:13:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T18:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/?p=993"},"modified":"2011-09-12T21:27:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T01:27:07","slug":"kicking-off-the-fall-in-cambridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/2011\/09\/12\/kicking-off-the-fall-in-cambridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicking off the Fall in Cambridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings from the Harvard College Admissions Office!\u00a0 Here on Brattle Street, we had a great summer and are gearing up for a new admissions cycle.\u00a0 You may be wondering, what have we been up to over the past few months?\u00a0 What does the life of an Admissions Officer entail when applications aren\u2019t coming in?\u00a0 Believe it, or not, we\u2019ve been hard at work for months preparing for the Class of 2016 application cycle, and we have a few exciting updates to report for prospective students and families as we kick off another year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the brand-new <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.admissions.college.harvard.edu\/apply\/tips\/index.html\">Application Tips<\/a><\/strong> section of our website.\u00a0 The section features a compilation of words of wisdom from officers across the Admissions Office, designed to help you navigate the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonapp.org\/\">Common Application<\/a><\/strong> and get a sense of how our careful evaluation process works.\u00a0 The tips provided can help as you begin thinking about your college applications\u2014to Harvard and elsewhere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>While you\u2019re at it, visit the new <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/npc.fas.harvard.edu\/\">Net Price Calculator<\/a><\/strong> on the Financial Aid Office\u2019s website.\u00a0 The Financial Aid Office did an amazing job designing this new tool to help students and families get a sense of what a Harvard education may cost.\u00a0 We\u2019re extremely proud of our generous Financial Aid program.\u00a0 Check out the calculator, and see how affordable a Harvard education can be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>As of this week, many of our Admissions Officers are hitting the road to visit students, families, and guidance counselors across the country through our biannual Exploring College Options Tour with Duke, Georgetown, the University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford.\u00a0 Check out the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.admissions.college.harvard.edu\/visit\/hometown.html\">Harvard in Your Hometown<\/a><\/strong> section of our website for info about upcoming presentations near you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019re in the process of recruiting and hiring new student bloggers for this year\u2026 stay tuned for posts from new faces and updates from a few familiar folks.\u00a0 For current undergraduates interested in writing for us, email Eggart at fas as soon as possible for an application.\u00a0 We\u2019ll also continue to feature Guest Bloggers throughout the fall, so if there\u2019s something you\u2019d like to hear about, let us know in the comments below, and we\u2019ll track down a writer for you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And last but not least, the Harvard Admissions team just won the Championship for our summer kickball league!\u00a0 A few photos of the office in action below\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_994\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/Kickball-Team-Shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-994\" class=\"size-large wp-image-994   \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/Kickball-Team-Shot-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/Kickball-Team-Shot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/Kickball-Team-Shot-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A few of the Admissions Office crew and friends, celebrating after the championship game<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_995\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/wrf-kickball.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-995\" class=\"size-large wp-image-995  \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/wrf-kickball-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/wrf-kickball-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/wrf-kickball-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2011\/09\/wrf-kickball.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We even convinced Dean Fitzsimmons to join the team... what a kick!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now&#8211; we look forward to seeing your applications this year in the Single Choice Early Action and Regular Decision processes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings from the Harvard College Admissions Office!\u00a0 Here on Brattle Street, we had a great summer and are gearing up for a new admissions cycle.\u00a0 You may be wondering, what have we been up to over the past few months?\u00a0 What does 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