<p>I think maybe. The transportation is taken care of, with shuttles going to Princeton, and I’m sure the guidance office has experience dealing with those kinds of situations. So nightmare? For the guidance counselors, but, bless their hearts, they get it done anyway.</p>
<p>I’m not aware of any shuttle service that the Lawrenceville School provides to Princeton. NJ Transit however does have a bus stop right in front of the school on Rt 206. This goes right to downtown princeton (Palmer Square). So students taking classes at Princeton University have to deal with transportation back/forth. Not sure how it would work with scheduling, etc.</p>
<p>NJ Transit buses are used by individual students for weekend trips to Princeton. But the school has yellow school buses too. The current headmaster Liz Duffy used to sit on Princeton’s board, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she and the school have arranged several interesting stuffs for Lville students. It’s not just classes… I think Lville students have access to Princeton Univ library catalogs and can have books delivered to Lville. </p>
<p>A [url=<a href=“http://www.lawrenceville.org/news/item/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=8109&ModuleID=22]winner[/url”>http://www.lawrenceville.org/news/item/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=8109&ModuleID=22]winner[/url</a>] of last year’s Davidson Fellows Scholarships took advantage of Lville’s Hutchins Scholars program, did research at Princeton’s Molecular Biology department, won a $25K award, co-authored a peer-reviewed paper in a renowned journal, and went on to Stanford. Resources are there and abundant, and it’s up to individuals how to use them.</p>
<p>@SharingGift: yes I agree that there are some good relations between Lville and Princeton U. Apart from the ability to cross-register for Princeton U classes, I’m not aware of any formal agreements between the two schools. If you have any more info, please post, would love to know.</p>
<p>@Terremoto, here’s Lville’s admission philosophy:</p>
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<p>We came to better appreciate this philosophy after M10. </p>
<p>@sgopal2 Isn’t the ability to deliver books from Princeton to L’ville a formal agreement?</p>
<p>I know from experience that Lawrenceville and Hun students are permitted to use the Princeton University library.</p>
<p>@MBVLoveless: is Honors Calc BC 10 x’s harder than Calc AB everywhere or just at L? I thought the course would just move along a little quicker and go more in depth. If the student has completed the math sequence through pre-calc, why would it make a difference whether they were a sophomore or junior? </p>
<p>@sgopal i didn’t state that I had any knowledge of formal agreements between two institutions. It was my impression, based on what I’ve read or heard from various sources. Hopefully it was clear in my post. Often times those kinds of arrangements are not written into formal document as they represent more of long-held traditions or relationships. </p>
<p>That said, let me share with you an example of how close their relationships are. Just read this transcript:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/president/tilghman/speeches/20100406/”>http://www.princeton.edu/president/tilghman/speeches/20100406/</a></p>
<p>Shirley Tilghman is a former president of Princeton University who gave the bicentennial speech to Lville in 2010. She also happens to be a prominent biologist (the world authority in the field of genomic imprinting) who taught when Liz Duffy was majoring Molecular Biology at Princeton. Duffy went on to have her first job at Princeton, become a Univ trustee, and co-author a book with another Princeton president William Bowen. If you google further, you’ll encounter countless cases of cross-fertilization along the Rte 206. When you have such a relationship, there are no needs to involve lawyers and business contracts. Often times all you need is to pick up a phone. </p>
<p>@harvestmoon1: that all sophs have to take 6 classes and juniors 5 is the main reason. Also, it’s not just that Calc BC moves along (much) quicker. Here, Calc AB is notorious for extremely generous curves because most of those who take it are mediocre at Math. For the winter final this year, a 82% raw score (a B-) curved to a frickin 97% (A+) because everyone else did so poorly. Calc BC, on the other hand, is where the better mathematicians are, AND THERE IS NO CURVE. Get one question (5 points) wrong on the test (out of 50), and voila, A-. No curve. And 95% of the course for BC is based on tests and the exam and 5% on folder check, whereas the AB kids are allowed to submit an organized folder to replace their lowest test grade with a 100%. There is simply no comparison.</p>
<p>Geez that sounds a lot better. Am I allowed to switch out later on if I feel like it’s too hard?</p>
<p>Also mrnephew, if you really want to you will definitely be able to apply to take Princeton classes in your senior year. The only requirement to apply is an A- on Calc-based Stats and teacher recs</p>
<p>Cool, thanks. It’s just that there’s so many different routes to take, and so many opportunities. It’s kind of overwhelming. </p>
<p>You can ask to switch within the first two weeks. After that, unless you’re absolutely failing BC, I don’t think you’ll be able to make a good case.</p>
<p>Okay. I think I’ll try my luck in BC for a couple of weeks and see how I do. Thanks!</p>
<p>also, expect to get 15+ problems a night if you’re BC. expect to be jealous of your AB friend if he completes his 4 problems in 15 minutes while you struggle.</p>
<p>15… Are those the problems with like 30 parts?</p>
<p>Sorry to ask again but In Haiku, under “my classes” at the top right of the screen do you guys have a summer strength and conditioning class listed? </p>
<p>I don’t think I do. </p>
<p>And don’t apologize for asking! That’s what this thread is for. </p>
<p>Good luck @mrnephew. By the looks of it, BC is going to be hard. >:P </p>