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FWIW, a rousing chorus of “don’t do it” is exactly what my son heard when he asked this question of some current Mudders at pre-frosh orientation. Their rationale seemed to be that Mudd math courses give students the specific background they’ll need for other (non-math) classes in following years.</p>
<p>To gain any real course flexibility he’d need to tests out of at least two levels, wouldn’t he? … since those first math classes are only 1/2 semester each?</p>