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The recently announced oral exam will require students to choose one text from a list of supplementary readings to discuss aloud with a member of the teaching staff. According to English Professor Matthew B. Kaiser, who teaches the course, the oral format of the test is meant to exercise...
Though some concentrations, such as Social Studies and History and Literature, already include oral examinations as part of their degree requirements, Kaiser’s decision is likely part of a larger trend in the College aiming to expand students’ communication skills beyond the traditional focus on writing...
“A lot of volunteers really got into it, and I think some of them formed friendships with a lot of the kids,” said Justin K. Banerdt ’11, an intern at the Foundation.
“You have to really achieve at an extremely high level to receive the level of notice that some of your colleagues might achieve,” she said.
Hammond also said her progression through science was guided largely by the mentors she found, from her high school chemistry teacher to some of her college professors.