<p>Aristotle, you are taking the two classes that are known for being the classes you take if you don’t really want to take “real” HUM or SOSC classes. Just Fyi.</p>
<p>LangHum, which I took last year, is pretty much a joke. I liked it, but that’s because I didn’t really want to take a “real” HUM, none of them interested me. The readings were fun, but I didn’t learn anything that changed my perception of … anything, and class discussions were dismal.</p>
<p>And I hear the same about Mind. If you wanted a rigorous SOSC, this is definitely not it, as it is widely known to be the SOSC to take if you don’t want to do heavy reading/analysis. I’m taking Self this quarter and am refreshingly surprised at the enormous difference it is from my LangHum class last year. Insightful discussions and readings along with a great professor make a good learning environment. </p>
<p>If you really wanted a challenging curriculum, these courses are definitely not the places to start.</p>
<p>It does, however, speak to the fact that there are ways around the core for someone who doesn’t really want to take the hardest courses.</p>
<p>As unalove was getting to in her post, the rigors of UChicago come in the Honors courses (or similarly challenging courses in the humanities) balancing school with extracurricular activities. I don’t think the UChicago curriculum is impossibly hard, but to dismiss the rigor because you are taking a set of known-to-be easy and lackluster classes is not really valid.</p>