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...Your second day of freshman week will likely begin with language placement tests. Rest assured that they are indeed harder than SAT IIs (or just tell yourself that after you receive a 500 on the exam after taking 7 years of high school Spanish). Then you’ll have a mandatory lunch with your academic adviser, who might happen to be helpful, engaged, and appropriately matched to your interests—but more likely not. Make the best of what you get, and consider scheduling a second appointment to ask specific questions about classes and scheduling. If your professor...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Freshman Week: Accepting Your Awkwardness | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...lecture—you literally get extra credit for showing up and answering questions with an electronic clicker. Exam questions closely parallel the practice problems, and you are allowed a cheat sheet on all exams. The gravest challenge in this course is not learning the material but rather sustaining any semblance of motivation throughout the semester. Exercise some self-control, and you’ll be fine...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How To Deal with Big Intro Classes | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...host of science concentrations. While the course material is technically comparable to the AP Calculus BC syllabus, the conceptual focus and trick problems make this class a challenge even for those who passed the AB/BC sequence with flying colors. Students who got a 5 on the BC exam and are prospective life sciences concentrators should consider taking Math 19a, a life sciences-oriented course on differential equations that features advanced material but is relatively painless. Math 1b is taught entirely in section, and the quality of your learning experience is largely dependent upon the teaching fellow you are assigned. Work...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How To Deal with Big Intro Classes | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...textbook. Take advantage of the unit tests, which enable you to work on practice problems, get individualized help from undergraduate graders, and earn some extra credit. Learn to craft clear, concise answers to your problem sets, which will allow you to perform well under heavy time pressure during exams. Consider attending review sessions offered by another TF during exam period if yours doesn’t offer satisfactory preparation...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How To Deal with Big Intro Classes | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...done little to address the needs of Afghanistan's youth. "The present government doesn't understand our value," says Popal. "That has to change." Nearby, at Kabul University, Qudsia Zohab, a freshman studying literature, says her classmates spend more time on the coming election than on their coming exam. "Most of the university students will vote," she says - but not for Karzai. "There is a feeling that he doesn't work for young people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan's Election: The Generational Divide | 8/19/2009 | See Source »

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