Word: orgo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gone are the decades-old study carrels scrawled with "Ec 10 bites" and "Orgo 'till I die, baby." Banished are the cracked pleather sofas and clunky table lamps that took up space but never turned on. In their place are sleek new desks, armless chairs and retro light fixtures. Welcome to the new Lamont, a stylish cross between traditional elegance and '90s minimalism...
...opposite side of the spectrum, students repeatedly acing orgo and impressing their core TF's with astute comments and published papers, should impart some of that knowledge to their lesser-blessed friends. Orientation for "On-Call" Peer tutors begins in the fall including: "Program I Award Peer Tutors" with a commitment of 45 hrs. per year (usually chemistry, economics, math, and physics) and make $700 per year; "Program II On-Call Tutors" tutor in a wide variety of courses and amount of work they do depends upon availability, $12 per hour; "Program III ESL Tutors" work on language skills primarily...
...unlikely to look out for each other. Teaching fellows, while they have the most direct contact with students, rarely interact with undergraduates as people, fearing they may be seen as overstepping. And students themselves, encouraged to look out for at the bottom line--be it the grade curve in orgo or a place with McKinsey--are more likely to stampede than reach the finish line together...
...Know that you are not the only one who prays before your orgo test," she said...
...Harvard classes that adeptly teach us to speak so expertly on that which we know nothing about will not help us here. So while the rest of you smear on the suntan lotion, think of us, your future doctors, sacrificing our spring vacations to desperately remember the orgo we never learned. But if all else fails, just remember to choose answer...