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foodzeatr · 05-26-2009, 05:42 PM

Thanks Pistachio!!

One more question

Is just first quarter pass/fail? P/F is supposed to be 'easier'.. right?

Pistachio · 05-26-2009, 06:36 PM

No quarters are pass/fail...you could take certain classes pass/fail if you'd like, though (but it's not recommended to do so for premed requirements, and you have to take university requirements and a lot of your major requirements for a grade)

foodzeatr · 05-27-2009, 07:56 PM

Oh o_o I thought that for freshmen, first quarter was p/f.. maybe I just heard wrong or something.

Sly Si · 05-28-2009, 03:10 AM

You're thinking of somewhere else. I think MIT does that.

Senior0991 · 05-28-2009, 08:50 PM

^Caltech does the first 2 quarters p/f as well I think.

I posted this in the general thread, but why not post it here as well:

I already checked the past IHUM threads, but found limited advice pertaining to my situation.

I'm an '13er, and I have to decide soon if I would rather take "Freedom, Equality, Difference", "Laws and Orders", or "Truth and Morality." They all seem pretty interesting to me. Can anyone shed some light on which of the three has the best teachers, most interesting assignments, least reading, etc? I am mostly concerned about the reading load at this point, as I am a slow reader. Any help is appreciated.

ngolsh314 · 06-06-2009, 10:39 AM

The Approaching Stanford forms were due yesterday, and I applied for Freshman-Sophomore College. How are FroSoCo kids viewed on campus? do they tend to be all fuzzies, all techies, or an even mix? Do they tend to be a little more driven than most students?

Also, I listed the Freedom, Equality, and Difference IHUM as my first preference, and Truth and Morality as my second. Does anyone have anything to share about those two classes?

llpitch · 06-06-2009, 07:54 PM

hmm I picked

1. LO
2. Journeys
3. FED
4. Humans and Machines
5. Beyond Survival
6. etccc

If you want past students reviews of classes (including IHUMs), check out https://courserank.stanford.edu/CourseRank/main

Sea Legs · 06-06-2009, 08:24 PM

^I was very similar to that, just with journeys and FED switched. hah.

and I decided to forgo the extra essay and just live in an all frosh dorm on a coed floor.
woo!

Allexas · 06-07-2009, 10:14 PM

Silas is my hero.

ngolsh314 · 06-15-2009, 05:38 PM

Anyone have any insight regarding the first part of my question? ^^^

current students maybe?

Senior0991 · 06-15-2009, 06:49 PM

How do you get into course rank? Because I can't get in until I rate three classes at Stanford, which will be impossible for another six months or so. Did I put down the wrong year or something?

llpitch · 06-15-2009, 10:22 PM

You can't get in? I got in fine. Maybe you did put the wrong year down.

Senior0991 · 06-15-2009, 10:24 PM

I probably put down that I was a senior at Stanford, rather than a senior in high school. wow, that was pretty careless. maybe I'll contact the sitemasters and see what they can do.

Sly Si · 06-17-2009, 01:13 AM

ngolsh: FroSoCo kids don't have any particular reputation around campus. The dorm used to be known as slightly insular due to its distance from central campus, but this doesn't reflect badly on its students. When I was a freshman, I got the impression that FroSoCo residents were a little nerdier than average (note: "nerdy" is generally not a pejorative term at Stanford), but this may have changed.

skyraptor · 06-17-2009, 07:13 PM

I signed up for the SLE program as my first choice. How rigorous is the program? (in the guide, it made SLE seem a lot harder than the other IHUM courses).