Politics & Tech Students: your thoughts please...

WS17
Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:44:31 +0000

2sonmama:

I hope he is not underestimating the difficulty after only 3 weeks

I don’t know either, but I was just at the Connect with Tech program and the speakers said 2 things repeatedly. One was that almost every incoming FR was great in math in HS and at first doesn’t think Tech is difficult. But eventually at some point, it becomes harder than they could have imagined. For some it is the first test, others maybe 5 weeks in, others may be in the second term, but eventually everyone gets to that point. The other thing that was emphasized repeatedly was how much free tutoring is provided to FR: 5 nights a week from 8PM to 12AM, for calculus, chemistry, and physics, in the basement of every FR dorm. There is also tutoring for every class at any level available. Their point was that these kids were typically the tutors themselves in HS, but now need to realize that help is available and it’s OK to seek it.