<p>S&P’s post about the discipline it requires to do well in art history prompted this thought because of art history’s difficulty: I wonder how many students take Smith’s open curriculum as a license to avoid courses. My D fulfilled her Latin Honors requirements by the end of her first year (or maybe her sophomore fall) simply because she sampled a wide variety of courses. Her friends seem to have naturally completed theirs as well. But that doesn’t mean that a substantial numbers of students take courses only within a narrow range. Anyone know the answer to this? Do any Smithies know of students who take, say, all humanities classes? Or all science?</p>
<p>For my D, one of the most exciting aspects of Smith has been the ability to fulfill her science major while taking literature (her favorite), history, and government. All courses have been challenging, albeit it in different ways. Although she is looking forward to the intense specialization of grad school, she will miss the variety.</p>