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...word: electives. You already have to take enough courses you don’t like (thank your concentration and/or the Core). Electives provide the rare opportunity to try something at which you might be terrible (that’s what pass/fail is for) or something that will have value outside and beyond the call of a career (in other words, don’t think I’m encouraging you to cross register in a class on hedge funds at MIT). You might even enjoy doing the reading...
...three-and-a-half years, my favorite classes (perhaps beyond a few advanced courses in my concentration) have been classes in which I never expected I would find myself. They did not count for Core credit, certificates, or anything else—they simply caught my eye while I skimmed the Courses of Instruction or CUE (Q?) Guide at 2 a.m., and I firmly believe that I am a more interesting and educated human being because I have taken them. These are the hidden gems, the type of unusual, valuable experiences that the Core attempts—and often fails?...
...history class recently added to the Core Curriculum is so popular it might catch fire...
...class, History of Art and Architecture 10: “The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance,” was recently approved for Literature and Arts B Core credit, vaulting its already high popularity to potentially-catastrophic levels...
Members of the Core Curriculum office attend the first meeting of each Core class, in part to look for overcrowding, said Susan W. Lewis, director of the Core Program...