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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless there really is a strong #2 that has EDII- Write a strong and meaningful LOCI, your student should note the traditions of Columbia that resonate, i.e. how the core connects students to alumni, the Varsity Show, doing the Swim Test with friends as a senior,  Bad Poetry contest - the things that are unique.   
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This is a new one: I am thrilled that Columbia is one of the only schools in the country (Swarthmore is another) that has a swim test. What fun! I want to be tested![/quote]

I was one one of those columbia college seniors rushing to take the swim test so I could graduate! I still share that story with my kids and friends. I was a strong swimmer but hated the swim test and PE requirements. Felt like high school. My kid is at another ivy right now without either requirement. Looking back I think the core and multitude of requirement really limited my education. I would have wanted to dive deeper into my major and explore other disciplines, but not much space in the schedule given all the requirements. All schools have gen-ed, etc, but usually have more flexibility to satisfy them. [/quote]
Word on the street is that swim lessons and many PE classes are so overbooked you can’t get them until junior year. There are many reasons not to have a swim requirement. But if you have one, and can’t staff the PE classes to teach freshmen how to swim, your school has some serious problems…[/quote]

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