Humanities heavy candidate ok for Humanities major?

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the ahole poster(s) claiming the OP's daughter is applying test optional? I didn't read that anywhere.

Read the post above yours from the OP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the ahole poster(s) claiming the OP's daughter is applying test optional? I didn't read that anywhere.

Read the post above yours from the OP

That was the very first time OP mentioned TO. Other posters assumed from the get-go she'd go TO.

[Anonymous]

Consider developing a list of schools that admit 50% or more of their class test optional. I think BU, Haverford, USC and NYU qualify, but there are others, too. Research this for your DD’s schools of interest.

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Reed is test blind

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Anonymous wrote:It's just so frustrating dealing with so many college admissions amateurs. This student has zero chance at getting into Wes.

According to its own website, 85 percent of accepted applicants took Calculus and 79 percent took all three of biology, chemistry and physics. And they "encourage" a letter of recommendation from a stem teacher.

They wouldn't put all of this on their website if they didn't care about stem.

OP here. DD has read the Wes website. DD took physics in 11th and will take calculus in 12th grade, so she'll meet the requiremnt. As I mentioned in my initial post, she has not taken science or math at the AP level. She is open to applying ED and will take SAT again this August but probably needs to apply TO.

Sorry people are being jerks. I say go for it. My own DD is applying to a few reaches. She’s realistic, but why not try?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's just so frustrating dealing with so many college admissions amateurs. This student has zero chance at getting into Wes.

According to its own website, 85 percent of accepted applicants took Calculus and 79 percent took all three of biology, chemistry and physics. And they "encourage" a letter of recommendation from a stem teacher.

They wouldn't put all of this on their website if they didn't care about stem.

OP here. DD has read the Wes website. DD took physics in 11th and will take calculus in 12th grade, so she'll meet the requiremnt. As I mentioned in my initial post, she has not taken science or math at the AP level. She is open to applying ED and will take SAT again this August but probably needs to apply TO.

PP with a TO Wes kid. This is good info. If your kid really loves it, go ED. It's a great school!

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Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan requires that one recommendation is from STEM teacher

Wesleyan is not really open curriculum - gen eds required if doing a thesis or graduating with honors.

This person always posts this about Wesleyan. So I always feel compelled to post in reply that virtually no open curriculum schools are “truly” open curriculum. Only Brown and Amherst, based on my research. Vassar requires foreign language, Hamilton requires writing classes, Smith (like Wes) requires a distribution of classes for honors.

To be clear: to graduate with honors at Wes, you need to take three classes in each of three areas. Many kids will do this in two areas just through the normal course of events; my kid is double-majoring in a humanities area and a social sciences area, for example, so only has to take three science/math classes that he might not have otherwise (and one of them he probably would have taken out of personal interest). And, of course, you don’t have to graduate with honors! In which case, no requirements.

On your topic, OP, my kid was accepted TO to Wes, but he had AP classes in math and science. They like to see calculus and biology/chemistry/physics (per their first-year profile page). Not saying she can’t get in with her profile but just noting for expectation setting.

This wall of text is a long way of saying that schools requiring 1-2 courses are considered open curriculum so Wesleyan, requiring 9 courses for thesis or honors, is open curriculum too. Logic is your friend.

By the way, 9 courses spread over 3 areas is a typical gen ed requirement for liberal arts schools. Swarthmore is but one example. I guess that means all those schools, including Swat, are open curriculum too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan requires that one recommendation is from STEM teacher

Wesleyan is not really open curriculum - gen eds required if doing a thesis or graduating with honors.

This person always posts this about Wesleyan. So I always feel compelled to post in reply that virtually no open curriculum schools are “truly” open curriculum. Only Brown and Amherst, based on my research. Vassar requires foreign language, Hamilton requires writing classes, Smith (like Wes) requires a distribution of classes for honors.

To be clear: to graduate with honors at Wes, you need to take three classes in each of three areas. Many kids will do this in two areas just through the normal course of events; my kid is double-majoring in a humanities area and a social sciences area, for example, so only has to take three science/math classes that he might not have otherwise (and one of them he probably would have taken out of personal interest). And, of course, you don’t have to graduate with honors! In which case, no requirements.

On your topic, OP, my kid was accepted TO to Wes, but he had AP classes in math and science. They like to see calculus and biology/chemistry/physics (per their first-year profile page). Not saying she can’t get in with her profile but just noting for expectation setting.

This wall of text is a long way of saying that schools requiring 1-2 courses are considered open curriculum so Wesleyan, requiring 9 courses for thesis or honors, is open curriculum too. Logic is your friend.

By the way, 9 courses spread over 3 areas is a typical gen ed requirement for liberal arts schools. Swarthmore is but one example. I guess that means all those schools, including Swat, are open curriculum too?

LOL. You really have a weird thing about Wes!

Also, Smith requires classes across 7 areas for honors.

[Anonymous]

I think you could ED to Bucknell, Lafayette, Franklin and Marshall etc. and have success. Schools in the high twenties to forties

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan requires that one recommendation is from STEM teacher

Wesleyan is not really open curriculum - gen eds required if doing a thesis or graduating with honors.

This person always posts this about Wesleyan. So I always feel compelled to post in reply that virtually no open curriculum schools are “truly” open curriculum. Only Brown and Amherst, based on my research. Vassar requires foreign language, Hamilton requires writing classes, Smith (like Wes) requires a distribution of classes for honors.

To be clear: to graduate with honors at Wes, you need to take three classes in each of three areas. Many kids will do this in two areas just through the normal course of events; my kid is double-majoring in a humanities area and a social sciences area, for example, so only has to take three science/math classes that he might not have otherwise (and one of them he probably would have taken out of personal interest). And, of course, you don’t have to graduate with honors! In which case, no requirements.

On your topic, OP, my kid was accepted TO to Wes, but he had AP classes in math and science. They like to see calculus and biology/chemistry/physics (per their first-year profile page). Not saying she can’t get in with her profile but just noting for expectation setting.

This wall of text is a long way of saying that schools requiring 1-2 courses are considered open curriculum so Wesleyan, requiring 9 courses for thesis or honors, is open curriculum too. Logic is your friend.

By the way, 9 courses spread over 3 areas is a typical gen ed requirement for liberal arts schools. Swarthmore is but one example. I guess that means all those schools, including Swat, are open curriculum too?

LOL. You really have a weird thing about Wes!

Also, Smith requires classes across 7 areas for honors.

Agreed. Obviously, neither Smith nor Wesleyan are open curriculum schools. You are making progress! Now you need only ask someone to help you understand the difference between 1-2 courses and 7-9 courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan requires that one recommendation is from STEM teacher

Wesleyan is not really open curriculum - gen eds required if doing a thesis or graduating with honors.

This person always posts this about Wesleyan. So I always feel compelled to post in reply that virtually no open curriculum schools are “truly” open curriculum. Only Brown and Amherst, based on my research. Vassar requires foreign language, Hamilton requires writing classes, Smith (like Wes) requires a distribution of classes for honors.

To be clear: to graduate with honors at Wes, you need to take three classes in each of three areas. Many kids will do this in two areas just through the normal course of events; my kid is double-majoring in a humanities area and a social sciences area, for example, so only has to take three science/math classes that he might not have otherwise (and one of them he probably would have taken out of personal interest). And, of course, you don’t have to graduate with honors! In which case, no requirements.

On your topic, OP, my kid was accepted TO to Wes, but he had AP classes in math and science. They like to see calculus and biology/chemistry/physics (per their first-year profile page). Not saying she can’t get in with her profile but just noting for expectation setting.

This wall of text is a long way of saying that schools requiring 1-2 courses are considered open curriculum so Wesleyan, requiring 9 courses for thesis or honors, is open curriculum too. Logic is your friend.

By the way, 9 courses spread over 3 areas is a typical gen ed requirement for liberal arts schools. Swarthmore is but one example. I guess that means all those schools, including Swat, are open curriculum too?

LOL. You really have a weird thing about Wes!

Also, Smith requires classes across 7 areas for honors.

Agreed. Obviously, neither Smith nor Wesleyan are open curriculum schools. You are making progress! Now you need only ask someone to help you understand the difference between 1-2 courses and 7-9 courses.

And perhaps you can work on understanding the difference between a requirement for graduation (Swarthmore) and a requirement for graduation with honors (Wes and Smith). You can graduate from Wes without taking courses across distributions. Hope this helps!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan requires that one recommendation is from STEM teacher

Wesleyan is not really open curriculum - gen eds required if doing a thesis or graduating with honors.

This person always posts this about Wesleyan. So I always feel compelled to post in reply that virtually no open curriculum schools are “truly” open curriculum. Only Brown and Amherst, based on my research. Vassar requires foreign language, Hamilton requires writing classes, Smith (like Wes) requires a distribution of classes for honors.

To be clear: to graduate with honors at Wes, you need to take three classes in each of three areas. Many kids will do this in two areas just through the normal course of events; my kid is double-majoring in a humanities area and a social sciences area, for example, so only has to take three science/math classes that he might not have otherwise (and one of them he probably would have taken out of personal interest). And, of course, you don’t have to graduate with honors! In which case, no requirements.

On your topic, OP, my kid was accepted TO to Wes, but he had AP classes in math and science. They like to see calculus and biology/chemistry/physics (per their first-year profile page). Not saying she can’t get in with her profile but just noting for expectation setting.

This wall of text is a long way of saying that schools requiring 1-2 courses are considered open curriculum so Wesleyan, requiring 9 courses for thesis or honors, is open curriculum too. Logic is your friend.

By the way, 9 courses spread over 3 areas is a typical gen ed requirement for liberal arts schools. Swarthmore is but one example. I guess that means all those schools, including Swat, are open curriculum too?

LOL. You really have a weird thing about Wes!

Also, Smith requires classes across 7 areas for honors.

Agreed. Obviously, neither Smith nor Wesleyan are open curriculum schools. You are making progress! Now you need only ask someone to help you understand the difference between 1-2 courses and 7-9 courses.

And perhaps you can work on understanding the difference between a requirement for graduation (Swarthmore) and a requirement for graduation with honors (Wes and Smith). You can graduate from Wes without taking courses across distributions. Hope this helps!

If you are going to be a second-tier Wes grad, might I suggest you attend the local state university? It’s cheaper.

And it is not just honors at Wes; it is if you do a thesis period. Plus, some majors require the 9 courses no matter what. As for a thesis being “optional,” I dare you to be, say, a film major — and not do a student film for a thesis. Good luck with that and enjoy your vaunted “open curriculum”!

[Anonymous]

Many people posting have absolutely no understanding of college admissions.

She has a low but reasonable chance if she applies ED. She should get a recommendation from a STEM teacher if possible. I'd submit test scores if possible; there's still a little time to bring up her math score and/or try the ACT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan requires that one recommendation is from STEM teacher

Wesleyan is not really open curriculum - gen eds required if doing a thesis or graduating with honors.

This person always posts this about Wesleyan. So I always feel compelled to post in reply that virtually no open curriculum schools are “truly” open curriculum. Only Brown and Amherst, based on my research. Vassar requires foreign language, Hamilton requires writing classes, Smith (like Wes) requires a distribution of classes for honors.

To be clear: to graduate with honors at Wes, you need to take three classes in each of three areas. Many kids will do this in two areas just through the normal course of events; my kid is double-majoring in a humanities area and a social sciences area, for example, so only has to take three science/math classes that he might not have otherwise (and one of them he probably would have taken out of personal interest). And, of course, you don’t have to graduate with honors! In which case, no requirements.

On your topic, OP, my kid was accepted TO to Wes, but he had AP classes in math and science. They like to see calculus and biology/chemistry/physics (per their first-year profile page). Not saying she can’t get in with her profile but just noting for expectation setting.

This wall of text is a long way of saying that schools requiring 1-2 courses are considered open curriculum so Wesleyan, requiring 9 courses for thesis or honors, is open curriculum too. Logic is your friend.

By the way, 9 courses spread over 3 areas is a typical gen ed requirement for liberal arts schools. Swarthmore is but one example. I guess that means all those schools, including Swat, are open curriculum too?

LOL. You really have a weird thing about Wes!

Also, Smith requires classes across 7 areas for honors.

Agreed. Obviously, neither Smith nor Wesleyan are open curriculum schools. You are making progress! Now you need only ask someone to help you understand the difference between 1-2 courses and 7-9 courses.

Please stop posting false info without having all the facts. Smith IS an open curriculum. The single requirement is one first year writing course which has a lot of options to fulfill.
https://www.smith.edu/academics/our-approach-learning