Should Brown offer a 3-year BA/BS?

i_wanna_be_Brown
Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:10:36 +0000

PAGrok,

the fact that you keep returning to your individual courses shows that you don’t really get what this debate is about although your last post does finally show some glimmers: “UChicago simply chooses the options you, as a student, can pick from.” This is the fundamental problem that attracts many students to Brown. I preferred to pick my own courses. I am an individual with my own academic interests, pursuits, and ambitions. I wanted and chose an institution that trusted me as an individual to build my own curriculum which I don’t see as having any holes that distribution requirements or a core would have changed. I do see how having such requirements would have severely hampered by academic pursuits and self-value as a scholar. I understand that many don’t believe an 18-22 year old should have such freedom but thankfully I did not end up at such an institution. You obviously didn’t want such freedom and I disagree with mgcsinc that there is something inherently “wrong” with that but please acknowledge that you felt the need to surrender control of your education. There are certain areas of my life where I am willing to surrender control but my education wasn’t one of them.