Word: programing
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More than eighty per cent of students admitted as sophomores under the Advanced Standing program strongly and favor its continuation without substantial change, a poll by the CRIMSON and the Student Council Committee on Educational Policy has revealed...
...majority of students who took Sophomore Standing, the flexibility of the program and the chance to avoid repetition of work done in school were the greatest attractions. About four out of five students said they would have objected to a requirement that they take three lower level General Education courses rather than the single one required of them. Many are still undecided whether they will spend three or four years at the College...
Most of those satisfied with the program felt that it had fulfilled their expectations well. The flexibility of the program, expressed by a student who said he had accepted because, "I had everything to gain and nothing to lose," was also, however, the greatest weakness for many. There were frequent complaints that guidance was inadequate and that most students did not know how to cope with the options presented...
Several students, however, expressed both dissatisfaction and bitterness at the program. "I am now very sorry I ever heard of Soph Standing: I get the impression that I may spend the rest of my school days trying to make the best of what turned out to be a pretty raw deal. I may just fail too, judging from the rank list...
...overwhelming majority held the opposite view, and most said explicitly that the program had made their first year more interesting. Although most recognized that they held not been through the same experience as freshmen, few felt much loss. "I feel that saving the year for later work is worth putting up with the few inconveniences involved in accepting Sophomore Standing," said me student...