Word: sophomoree
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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For the first time in the history of the Advanced Standing program, there is a strong chance that several students eligible for Sophomore Standing will not accept it, according to Edward T. Wilcox, Director of Advanced Standing.
Wilcox said that these reversions to freshman status "might be the thing that can save the program" from one of its greatest difficulties: uncritical acceptance by students who regard admission into sophomore status as an "intellectual merit badge."
"All many students want," Wilcox explained, "is to be known as an advanced standing sophomore." He claimed that the five or ten students who have expressed intention of refusing to become sophomores represent one of the greatest advances in undergraduate attitude toward the program since it was started in 1954...
Despite the anticipated refusals, however, the Sophomore Standing program does not show any signs of slowing down; tentative reports suggest that the number of students in the program will increase more than in any previous year.
Despite the possibility that some students will not take the sophomore status option, however, there seems to be no change in the problem making their decision so important to the program: many of the students who are offered sophomore status have no real idea of what field they intend to...