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Studying abroad during junior year is encouraged by both faculty and deans. The idea of intellectual and experiential curiosity fits with the liberal arts philosophy, and most students embrace the opportunity to travel and immerse themselves in a different culture. Williams also offers some original study-away opportunities. Williams-Oxford offers students the one-on-one tutorial structure of Oxford, yet still allows a study of various disciplines; Williams-Mystic is centered in Mystic, Conn., where a small number of students from Williams and other colleges concentrate on marine issues...
Studying abroad during junior year is encouraged by both faculty and deans. The idea of intellectual and experiential curiosity fits with the liberal arts philosophy, and most students embrace the opportunity to travel and immerse themselves in a different culture. Williams also offers some original study-away opportunities. Williams-Oxford offers students the one-on-one tutorial structure of Oxford, yet still allows a study of various disciplines; Williams-Mystic is centered in Mystic, CT, where a small number of students from Williams and other colleges concentrate on marine issues...
...beginning of your first year will center around fraternity parties with cheap beer and bad '80s music. However, only a third of people at Penn are involved in the Greek system. Rush occurs in the spring, so you will already have a group of friends and a better idea of how you fit into the school before you have to decide about joining...
...idea that we can capture the spirit of progress by packing our bags and journeying far away from home. Scientists have done it. Artists have done it. Entrepreneurs and entertainers have done it. The admissions officers in Old Union are telling you to do it. You're not sure want to. Here's an account of what you might find when you get there...
...live by the "work hard, play hard" mentality, and the crazy idea that "going west" in the name of progress is the only...