Beloiters complain that newer classes "not normal enough"?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Beloit College
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<p>is that true?</p>

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<p>I mean the upperclassmen bump</p>

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<p>pls provide some description of the new courses that you are talking about.</p>

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<p>Do you mean the courses provided or the new classes arriving at Beloit?</p>

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<p>no I mean classes as in the students, as in class of 2012, etc., not courses.</p>

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<p>I find that hard to believe. Usually the complaint is just the opposite -- that the new class is too normal and mainstream. It seems a bit out of character if the students now felt that the new class was too out there.</p>

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<p>oh crap--i meant the opposite!</p>

<p>so the upperclass people do complain that the younger classmen are not weird enough. thank you</p>

<p>more replies welcome!</p>

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<p>Good to know that some things don't change. I graduated in 1987 and the class before I went there complained that we were "too normal" -- I am sure that we complained that the class after ours was "too normal". I have met younger alums who have the same complaint -- that the classes after them were too normal.</p>

<p>What I think is at work here is that Beloiters want to preserve the "quirky, seat-of-the-pants, anything can happen and I can really make a positive change" feeling of the school. At least since I have been affiliated with the school, there has always been a feeling that the school is a work in progress -- that nothing is set in stone and that virtually all educational and life options are on the table.</p>

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<p>Well said icemaker.</p>

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<p>um, IDK. I think they are pretty Beloit. But yeah, I remember everyone thought my class was different. i guess we're just trying to preserve the "Beloit" kind of way.</p>

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<p>What I think is at work here is that Beloiters want to preserve the "quirky, seat-of-the-pants, anything can happen and I can really make a positive change" feeling of the school. At least since I have been affiliated with the school, there has always been a feeling that the school is a work in progress -- that nothing is set in stone and that virtually all educational and life options are on the table.>></p>

<p>Icemaker, This is probably the best description I've seen for Beloit. Well said. :)</p>