<p>Sorry if this post seems stupid. </p>
<p>But regarding Boston University's common app supplement, what do i put under term/block?</p>
<p>If a course was year long such as an AP class, I put "year-long"
If it was one term long, I put "one term"
If it was two courses in one subject area, I put things like "Gov't/Economics" under Social Studies and then put "one term each"</p>
<p>Hope this helps</p>
<p>The following is the definition of block scheduling. Basically, instead of taking six classes for the whole year, you take 3 classes for the first half and 3 classes for the second half of the year. It is the latest thing in secondary education in order to make everybody smarter. :) If you have never heard of block scheduling, then your hs isn't using it. </p>
<p>Block Scheduling:
Class scheduling is an expression of the relationship between learning and time. Traditionally, schools schedule six or seven 40- to 55- minute classes per day. These classes usually meet for 180 school days per school year. Block scheduling differs from traditional scheduling in that fewer class sessions are scheduled for larger blocks of time over fewer days. For example, in block scheduling, a course might meet for 90 minutes a day for 90 days, or half a school year.</p>
<p>dufus...since I have the traditional way what should I put for that box?</p>
<p>parikhs: I haven't seen the BU form, but they must mean it this way. You should put term.</p>
<p>There is an interesting college in Indiana named Cornell College (not Cornell Univ) that has a unique academic calendar called "One-Course-At-A-Time". Under the system, students take one course for 3 and a half weeks, take a final exam, take a few days off, and then start the process over again with a different course. It is an extreme form of block scheduling.</p>
<p>Whoa...so you can dedicate all your time to one course? That sounds like it would be beneficial. So lets say if all my courses are for the whole year..I just pear "year-long"?</p>
<p>thank you guys :)</p>