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Chemistry 20a, "Organic Chemistry 3" rated third, enrolled 51 students more than last year to pass Astronomy 8, "Cosmic Evolution." The "vast majority" of the Chemistry class is pre-med, David Dolphin, visiting professor in Chemistry, said yesterday...
However, 385 anxious pre-meds chose the harder path and flocked to Chem 20a "Organic Chemistry" to suffer extended lab time to meet medical school requirements...
...Nonverbal Communication," which ranked fourth last year, lost one lecturer, Laurence Wylie, Dillon Professor of Civilization of France, to retirement. Top Ten Courses 1. Social Analysis 10 1,053 2. Nat Sci 110 717 3. Astro 8 481 4. Chem 20a 385 5. Math 1a 384 6. Soc Sci 33 380 7. Fine Arts 13 371 8. Nat Sci 3 360 9. Music...
...real story, though, appears to lie in the popularity of courses below Ec 10 on the popularity list. Of the remaining nine, at least five have the reputation of being less than academically rigorous, while another--Chemistry 20a, "Organic Chemistry"--is considered quite tough, but can't be sidestepped by students with dreams of medical school...
Enrollment in several other large courses, including Chemistry 20a, "Organic Chemistry," and Fine Arts 13, "Introduction to the History of Art," also dropped slightly compared to last year. The Top Ten Economics 10 993 Hum 9a 628 Nat Sci 110 504 Soc Sci 160 429 Nat Sci 19 413 Math 1a 412 Fine Arts 13 403 Astronomy 8 396 Chemistry 20a 380 Soc Sci 15a 374 Economics 10, "Principles of Economics," led the College's list of most popular courses again this year...