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When first-years arrive on campus each fall, they are beset with a variety of placement tests to determine the nature and extent of their background preparation in fields such as mathematics, writing, and foreign languages...
...Placement in most subjects reflects the tremendous diversity of backgrounds that Harvard students bring to campus. The math geniuses take Math 55, the semi-geniuses take Math 25, and down the ladder to those with less background who enroll in Math Xa. People who speak fluent French are not placed in the same level as people with a smattering of it from high school. This all seems fairly intuitive, does...
...Playing the nightcap in Worcester is No. 1 seed UNH and No. 4 seed St. Cloud State. No. 2 seed BU, as the host school of the regional, was guaranteed a spot at Worcester, but Harvard’s placement at the local site came as something of a surprise. Most prognosticators expected the Crimson to play at Providence against Maine. Despite the surprise, the team was very confident when its opponent was announced Sunday night on ESPN...
...Playing the nightcap in Worcester is No. 1 seed UNH and No. 4 seed St. Cloud State. No. 2 seed BU, as the host school of the regional, was guaranteed a spot at Worcester, but Harvard’s placement at the local site came as something of a surprise. Most prognosticators expected the Crimson to play at Providence against Maine. Despite the surprise, the team was very confident when its opponent was announced Sunday night on ESPN...
...host school, was guaranteed a spot at Worcester, but Harvard's placement there came as something of a surprise. Most prognosticators had sent the Crimson to Providence to play Maine. Still, the team wasn’t thrown off by the announcement...