My nephew went to school there. Had a great time and received a strong education. With the block plan, there is a lot of reading and writing. He said accross the board that the teachers were great. Those taking science courses would have a two hour lecture in the morning and lab, if applicable, in the afternoon. Many members of his class went on to graduate school with a particular focus on medical and law school. He is currently at a top 20 law school. He felt Cornell prepared him well.

I went to his graduation. The town is quaint but it is a 20 minute drive to the U of Iowa.

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Anonymous wrote:The one class at a time block plan works great in theory for students with ADHD or EF challenges because they can laser-focus and not worry about keeping up with many different assignments for various classes each week.

In reality, if a student isn't a fast learner who catches on without needing much repetition, the plan is a disaster in subjects like math that build on themselves. If you get behind the first few days, you're sunk.

+1, good luck taking real analysis in 3.5 weeks. You need time to spend 8+ hours on a problem set and think deeply about the math. The block plan is detrimental to a stem student, because it’s not giving you the space to process content and you have to be go-go-go the entire semester if you have a full stem course load.

They seem to have a lacking math program that’s likely hemorrhaging from this block plan. Colorado college does it in 1 block, which seems miserable.

I don't get what you mean- what's lacking about their math program? Did you attend there? Does anyone know someone who attended this college?

The curriculum is public and the requirements barely compose a math degree.

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Anonymous wrote:The one class at a time block plan works great in theory for students with ADHD or EF challenges because they can laser-focus and not worry about keeping up with many different assignments for various classes each week.

In reality, if a student isn't a fast learner who catches on without needing much repetition, the plan is a disaster in subjects like math that build on themselves. If you get behind the first few days, you're sunk.

+1, good luck taking real analysis in 3.5 weeks. You need time to spend 8+ hours on a problem set and think deeply about the math. The block plan is detrimental to a stem student, because it’s not giving you the space to process content and you have to be go-go-go the entire semester if you have a full stem course load.

They seem to have a lacking math program that’s likely hemorrhaging from this block plan. Colorado college does it in 1 block, which seems miserable.

I don't get what you mean- what's lacking about their math program? Did you attend there? Does anyone know someone who attended this college?

My kid has ADHD and Cornell College was highly recommended by the private high school counselor (McLean School of Potomac, specializing in placements for kids that need extra help). Other STEM-focused schools also recommended as I recall were RPI and Dayton.

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Anonymous wrote:The one class at a time block plan works great in theory for students with ADHD or EF challenges because they can laser-focus and not worry about keeping up with many different assignments for various classes each week.

In reality, if a student isn't a fast learner who catches on without needing much repetition, the plan is a disaster in subjects like math that build on themselves. If you get behind the first few days, you're sunk.

+1, good luck taking real analysis in 3.5 weeks. You need time to spend 8+ hours on a problem set and think deeply about the math. The block plan is detrimental to a stem student, because it’s not giving you the space to process content and you have to be go-go-go the entire semester if you have a full stem course load.

They seem to have a lacking math program that’s likely hemorrhaging from this block plan. Colorado college does it in 1 block, which seems miserable.