<p>i heard that there is a 24 hour final for SLE that sounds crazy. Is it a written exam or is it a different type of exam</p>
<p>what is SLE?</p>
<p>Structured Liberal Education, a special program for freshmen:</p>
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<p>Don’t know about the final, but there is one mention of it here: [url=<a href=“http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/9/18/aNerdyDebateFrosocoVersusSlePartIi]A”>http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/9/18/aNerdyDebateFrosocoVersusSlePartIi]A</a> nerdy debate: FroSoCo versus SLE, part II - The Stanford Daily Online](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/areaone/14des.shtml]SLE[/url”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/areaone/14des.shtml)</p>
<p>As a SLE kid who just finished the notorious 24 hr final yesterday…it’s a written, take-home exam. For the Autumn quarter, you write 3 2-page papers in 24 hours…which somehow doesn’t sound like a lot, but when you’re actually writing it you feel drained. It’s a take-home exam, though so it’s not as scary as it sounds. You’re not allowed to discuss the questions with with anyone, though. :)</p>
<p>Feel free to ask if you have any more SLE questions. And good luck to all of you! :)</p>
<p>If I think SLE sounds like fun, is that weird? More importantly, how many other courses do you normally take during SLE? Do any SLE people feel overburdened because of SLE?</p>
<p>No, you’re not weird, you’re completely right!! SLE IS fun. Unlike IHUM kids, we have our personal writing tutors, who are SLE alumni there to help you with your papers whenever you need them. And our sections are really great. You really get a very balanced, well-rounded and rigorous liberal arts education.</p>
<p>SLE is 9-10 units, and they take up your Tusday~Thursday afternoons. So, yeah, it does kinda limit your class choices. Most people take 2 other courses. I took it pretty easy and took Psych 1, a class I highly recommend, and Golf, but there are still some pretty intense people who take Math 51H and Physics 60 along with SLE. Overall, the SLE workload is ok. It’s work, but not ovewhelming work. We have short papers due every week, but IHUM kids have longer papers. So it’s not too bad. 
I highly recommend it, especially if you like literature and philosophy. :)</p>
<p>ROCKao, do you know if the SLE program will be unchanged next year? If my son is fortunate enough to be accepted, he definitely wants to apply for SLE. We had read the program’s future was a bit uncertain with the retirement of Mark Mancall.</p>
<p>what’s the difference between SLE and IHUM? Do you have to take one of the two as a freshman?</p>
<p>@2blue,
Mark is retiring after this quarter, and a guy called Roland Greene is taking his place. I think SLE will continue to be more or less the same, as most of the section leaders and Suzanne Greenberg, long-time SLE coordinator, are staying. Definitely apply for SLE!!! Best of luck to your son. :)</p>
<p>@Crut,
Yes, you have to take one of the two as a freshman. IHUM is 5 units per quarter, while SLE is 9. You get a variety of different IHUMs to choose from according to your interests. Some are very philosophy-and-literature-based, while some are less so. There’s this more techie one called Humans and Machines and even one called Sex and Love in Modern Society. For SLE, you get a more well-rounded and rigorous liberal arts education. Also, SLE takes care of your PWR requirements, whereas with IHUM you still have to take one quarter of PWR (Writing and Rhetoric) for both freshman and sophomore years.</p>
<p>How selective is SLE? Granted, I haven’t been accepted yet, so this may be a non-issue, but I’d really want to do it if I get in.</p>
<p>Not very selective. Around a 95% acceptance rate, I guess. It’s pretty much self-selecting, so as long as you express genuine interest in the program (writing an email to the coordinator helps), you’re in. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Thanks, ROCKao! That’s great news.</p>
<p>Can engineering students take SLE?</p>