Word: workload
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...realfirm the traditional images of Old Nassau However, students say Fitzgerald's carefree mixture of youth and affluence appears rarely in their experiences as Princeton undergraduates, in part because they simply do not have the time. "We work awfully hard," said senior Kathy Levy Unlike other schools where the workload might taper off in the senior year. Princeton's academic demands become significantly heavier in the junior and senior years. All students, except a few engineers, are required to write two junior papers, or "J.P's," and do a thesis in their senior year...
Having switched his major to music, Flynn says he is doing an independent study of the plano with a teacher outside of Harvard. "Independent Study has made a tremendous difference in my workload," Flynn notes, adding that he practices three hours each...
Were this turmoil merely a result of the course's heavy workload, there would be less cause for concern. But slow computer response time, not heavy workload, lies at fault. Poor course planning and a shortage of computers have combined to create a painful computer crunch. Imagine attending a lecture where the professor pauses for a minute after every sentence and you can begin to understand the terrible inefficiencies involved with working on Harvard's computers...
...Council passed the resolution to ease the workload of Princeton Dean of Admissions James W. Wickenden who the Council thought had flown to Florida to personally give model turned actress Brooke Shields news of the verdict on her application to the school...
...career students work habits are uniformly conscientious. Whether or not they feel that the skills and theory the Kennedy School teaches them will be useful in a public policy career, they still need to get jobs. Students may complain about the workload and the new emphasis on quantitative skills, but as Rob feels, "I'm getting something out of the time I'm putting into...