<p>Parenthetically, before Child #1’s first year, it was apparently the norm to take SOSC 2nd year. But that year (3 years ago) the advisors switched somewhat en masse and started recommending that 1st years take HUM and SOSC together. In retrospect, my kid doesn’t think that was so good an idea – too much vague surveying, even though she rather liked SCS – and she says her advisor stopped pushing it this year.</p>
<p>I think it’s pretty clear that, as one professor told me, “some of the sequences just work better than others,” especially given the variability of the teaching skills. The lesson I would distill from my kids’ experience is that tried-and-true is the better bet, core-wise.</p>