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cellardweller · 04-25-2008, 08:48 AM

One major benefit my D found was the ability to take a class as Exploratory. The A/B/C/NR freshman option is not really of help as one is unlikely to actually fail a class. Second semester is the first semester where grades actually count, and the exploratory option allows you to take some more risks without incurring a major penalty. You can take a course and drop it AFTER the final grade if you are not happy with it. My D took organic chemistry as exploratory upon the suggestion of her advisor but was clearly unprepared for the course and will end up retaking it in the fall. She clearly knew what major she was interested in, so that was not an issue.

Another benefit, is that you can take more than 54 credits which is the freshman limit spring semester. So you could take 5 full classes with one being exploratory for instance, which is not possible otherwise.

04-25-2008, 08:48 AM	#49
cellardweller Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Posts: 569	One major benefit my D found was the ability to take a class as Exploratory. The A/B/C/NR freshman option is not really of help as one is unlikely to actually fail a class. Second semester is the first semester where grades actually count, and the exploratory option allows you to take some more risks without incurring a major penalty. You can take a course and drop it AFTER the final grade if you are not happy with it. My D took organic chemistry as exploratory upon the suggestion of her advisor but was clearly unprepared for the course and will end up retaking it in the fall. She clearly knew what major she was interested in, so that was not an issue. Another benefit, is that you can take more than 54 credits which is the freshman limit spring semester. So you could take 5 full classes with one being exploratory for instance, which is not possible otherwise. Last edited by cellardweller; 04-25-2008 at 08:54 AM.