Schools that are unreasonably hard
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Anonymous
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Does anyone know of schools that are hard, just for the sake of being hard?
My friend told me that her DD left Dickinson for that reason. Her DD was not learning and not being supported. The impression was that the school is trying to improve its reputation by being tough?? Heard the same about Rice many years ago. |
Anonymous
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There is absolutely no reason anyone should ever go to Dickenson. Ever.
https://thedickinsonian.com/opinion/2019/02/07/should-white-boys-still-be-allowed-to-talk/ |
Anonymous
| Chicago. |
Anonymous
TBH, this is very well written. Impressive, even if I disagree with the argument. |
Anonymous
| The reputation for Wake forest is that it’s relatively easy to get in compared to its peers but once in, too much work. |
Anonymous
It's disgusting. Anyone who has graduated from Dickenson should hang their heads in shame. |
Anonymous
funny - I actually found it opposite when I was there. That said, a lot of my friends were always like "it is SO hard" and it was called Work Forest. I didn't find it overly challenging, but I also wasn't majoring in a particularly difficult subject. There were a TON of kids who were pre-med, so there were definitely weed-out courses for that. And I know accounting was also difficult. I was the annoying person writing term papers the night before they were due and getting good grades. I also didn't kill myself because I wasn't planning on trying for a competitive grad school. I got my degree with honors in the end. |
Anonymous
Because one student wrote an opinion piece? |
Anonymous
| Are many white men entitled blowhards? Yes. But universities are supposed to be places of free exchange of ideas, so telling a group to just shut up and listen just because they happen to be Caucasian with a Y chromosome is way off the mark. |
Anonymous
I think Johns Hopkins has a reputation for behing very hard. A lot of state schools with loose admissions standards set by state law are very tough on freshmen. |
Anonymous
Because the university did not immediately remove the student. It's been a few years now. Has this student graduated? |
Anonymous
I was also impressed. My takeaway wasn't that the author thought white guys should shut up, but that they should prioritize listening when the issue is something they have little firsthand experience with. Nice piece! |
Anonymous
Would you be equally "impressed" with a piece that says "Should black girls still be allowed to talk?" Do you believe that black girls should "prioritize listening?" |
Anonymous
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Anecdotally from friends: CMU, UChicago, JHU, Swarthmore, Princeton (allegedly due to grade deflation), Vanderbilt (niece tried to be pre-med), and my youngest niece complains about Rhodes College.
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Anonymous
PP here. I don't think you read the piece, or you wouldn't have injected such ignorant hyperbole. Unless you just want to stir up trouble. |