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...requirements for the Science Core. We were disappointed by the decision two weeks ago by the Faculty Council to approve a recommendation from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Standing Committee on the Core to end, starting with the class of 2003, the practice of allowing science Advanced Placement (A.P.) tests to count for one Science Core class. This decision seems both misguided and not in line with other recent Core reforms...
...tough to prove. But as a slice of evidence, consider the "blocking" process, in which first-years select the people with whom they expect to live for the next three years. Despite the College's efforts to create complimentary rooming groups, countless uncontrollable factors make rooming placement for first-years more or less arbitrary. As a result of this randomness, one might expect a mass exodus from these contrived rooming groups by sophomore year as students chose to live with people who shared more of their interests. Yet every year, when blocking season rolls around, the vast majority of first...
...have a strong background like Advanced Placement in Biology than [Biological Sciences 2] is a good introduction," said Professor William M. Gelbart, the department's head tutor. good introduction," said Professor William M. Gelbart, the department's head tutor...
Hasselmo also said he saw problems with the decision announced last week by the Subcommittee on the Science Core to stop granting Science Core credit for Advanced Placement (A.P.) scores...
Beginning with the class of 2003, first-years will no longer be able to bypass their Science Core requirements with Advanced Placement (A.P.) test scores...