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08-08-2006, 09:13 AM
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#16 | | Senior Member
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| That's kind of what I did. I would take all my notes pen and paper and then re-write key facts on index cards and then like, hang them from my desk. Atleast for Chem 21/22. It actually really helped because if I was spacing out when doing homework I'd end up just reading Chem stuff. | 
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08-08-2006, 03:22 PM
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#17 | | Junior Member
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| I'm a big pen/paper proponate. It's much easier/more efficient to just bring a small, light notebook to class rather than a bulky laptop. In my experience, laptops are just distracting (AIM, email, random websites, etc) | |
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08-08-2006, 07:10 PM
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#18 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: somewhere in reality...or maybe not...
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| hi all!
do all the rooms come with trashcans? if not, i'm in a double on the third floor of pegram! thx very much! | |
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08-08-2006, 08:07 PM
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#19 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Duke University
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| yep, all rooms have trash cans. | |
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08-08-2006, 08:14 PM
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#20 | | New Member
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston, TX
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| Hey antimorph,
for me, double majoring hasn't really been all that bad so far. I just finalized my decision to double this summer, so if you decide to double, the earlier the better. Also doubling isn't very bad if you do it in two similar majors. I have had to take math this past summer, and if you double it is very likely you'll have to take summer classes. But honestly, if you really love the two majors, you'll have no problems working a little harder. Just look forward to overloading, pretty much every semester. | |
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08-08-2006, 08:57 PM
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#21 | | Member
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| that's not always the case.
i'm double majoring in two very different fields and i'm only overloading for the first time this fall (i'm a junior). | |
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08-09-2006, 10:55 AM
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#22 | | Junior Member
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| how exactly do pass/fail classes factor into G.P.A.? thanks!  | |
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08-09-2006, 11:00 AM
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#23 | | Junior Member
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| as far as i know (which is not very far) i do not think they factor into your GPA whatsoever. they only count as credit i think. bt since you do not get a grade, they do not either help or hurt your GPA. i'll say it again, i only think i know what i'm talking about, as usual. | |
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08-09-2006, 11:14 PM
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#24 | | Junior Member
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| I can give a bit of info on the pass/fail at Duke. You can't really take any classes pass/fail (that I know of) except for credits taken at other colleges within the US. This would be like what I did this summer, where I took Math 32 (essentially, calc II) at a school close to my house and transferred it to Duke so I wouldn't have to take it at Duke. The way it works is that all I had to do was pass the class. It doesn't factor into my GPA whatsoever, it just appears on my transcript as having taken it. This let's me into some higher classes that have it as a pre-req.
I dont know if this helps, but I hope it does... | |
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08-09-2006, 11:28 PM
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#25 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Duke University
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| Gym classes are also pass/fail. So is the FOCUS dinner course (haha). I think that it is possible to audit courses... but the only information I found was info on a Duke Continuing Studies webpage. | |
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08-10-2006, 08:00 AM
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#26 | | Junior Member
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| i think any class that is .5 credits or below is pass/fail at duke. | |
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08-10-2006, 10:09 PM
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#27 | | Junior Member
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| thanks guys, this information really helps! | |
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08-14-2006, 07:01 AM
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#28 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Duke
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| Does the gym on east campus provide tennis rackets and balls if you want to use the courts? or do I have to bring my own stuff? | |
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08-14-2006, 03:41 PM
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#29 | | Junior Member
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| Hour-long private instrumental music lessons are .5 credit and for a grade - I'm pretty sure they are the only .5 credit courses with a grade. | |
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08-14-2006, 04:08 PM
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#30 | | Junior Member
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| Dance classes (.5) are for a grade or P/F - student's choice. | |
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