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[quote=Anonymous]Northwestern. I was a STEM major and they did some stuff that was crazy.  Every STEM class was graded on a strict thirds curve, meaning in one advanced math Class I had a 95 average and that was a B.  In another the average in our midterm (in a class only in major junior and senior classes would take) was an 18%, again graded on a thirds curve instead of anyone questioning if the professor was ineffective.  There was definitely some issues with sexism as well.

The quarter system is also crazy.  A class that had 4 hours of classroom work plus a ten hour lab counted for the same number of class credits as a 3 hour English lecture.

In some ways I had a good experience, I took classes and used equipment  that many doing masters degrees don't use.

I will say this was NOT my experience in my liberal arts double major.  They were super supportive.

There's a lot about the school I loved but I quit STEM after undergrad and do wonder if I would have continued anywhere else[/quote]

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