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...didn't want to find myself left behind or outdated or out of breath--or breadth. I didn't want to become a relic of the past. Now I don't have computer phobia. I even take science courses. And I passed the computer part of the QRR on my first try; it's now a part of my past...
...when I sit in front of a computer, I'm still helpless. When an unfamiliar statement appears on the screen, I still have to roam the halls of Pennypacker in search of a computer wizard. Last week I was one of the great unwashed; today I am a QRR graduate. Yet in the end I am still computer illiterate...
...really learns anything from either section of the QRR. Most freshmen prepare for both in a 30-minute cram the night before the test. They stuff the few necessary facts into their minds, spill them onto their papers and into the computers and, after the test, promptly dispose of the excess information. The phrases "median" and "standard deviation" once again are absolutely meaningless. Along with tours of Widener and parties at Weld, they are nothing more than bad memories of freshman week...
...side is the Harvard seal, 'Veritas,' it means truth," the guide continues. "Behind me is the Science Center, where students take the computer test, pass the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement, and take some of the science courses required by Harvard's Core Curriculum." Veritas, the Science Center, the QRR and the Core register amidst furious mental scribling...
...That was a bad day," cringes Angst. "And to top it off, my roommate stole my girlfriend and then turned gay." What does Angst plan for the future? "I'm planning to take five high-level math courses, even though I failed the QRR. And Japanese--but I guess that all depends on whether I flunk out or not first...