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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wesleyan requires that one recommendation is from STEM teacher [/quote]
Wesleyan is not really open curriculum - gen eds required if doing a thesis or graduating with honors.[/quote]

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.[/quote]
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?[/quote]

LOL. You really have a weird thing about Wes!

Also, Smith requires classes across 7 areas for honors. [/quote]
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. [/quote]

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![/quote]
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”!
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