Word: strenuousness
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Switching to the Yale system would eliminate the arduous blocking experience. While choosing blocking groups may be a breeze for some students, for many others it is one of the most emotionally strenuous and painful experiences at college. Friendships are strained and others are broken in the process of choosing “seven best friends.” Some students even begin to stress about it very early in their first year, wondering if they’ll find a group with whom to block...
...addition to the strenuous conditions, the Crimson was faced with the challenge of playing the course blind, as the team arrived too late on Friday to walk the course...
Early decision does offer potential advantages. If a student has a clear first choice in the fall of their senior year, then early decision is a good option—the student has the chance to be finished with the strenuous application process in December, and, if accepted, only has one application to fill out. If the student is deferred, the regular admissions process is no different than it would be had the student not applied early...
...very strenuous, rigorous selection,” he said. “We wanted to see that there had been some teaching experience. All of the candidates are strong researchers...
...beer, combined with the often strenuous running, builds a quick camaraderie among hashers. It also makes it easy for people to drop in and visit a hash. After one or two drinks, everyone, fast or slow, shy or loud, feels at home. Depending on the club (there are nearly a dozen in Hong Kong alone), the amount of drinking varies from an optional cold one at the finish to a supervised "down-down" of several beers in quick succession, due to some violation of an obscure?and quite possibly made-up on the spot?hashing law. While the rules vary...