<p>Does anyone know of any colleges that don't require general core for a degree? If you know of ANY colleges in ANY state, let me know!! :-) THANKS!</p>
<p>Brown University</p>
<p>What is with all these lazy, uninterested people?</p>
<p>I'm not lazy or uninterested. I don't really want to go someplace where they have a Gen-Ed requirement. In defense of the OP, I believe there are quite a few reasons why he/she would want to go to a school with no cores. I, for one, despise science beyond anything I've abhorred in my life. So therefore, I would rather die than take a science in college. And when you really hate something, you're most likely not to do well in it, and therefore drag your entire GPA down.</p>
<p>I don't think a core should put you off of a school you might otherwise like. I don't like sciences either, but I didn't avoid schools that required chemistry or physics. You'd rather die than take a 40 hours of physics? Give me a break. The least you can do is try--you might learn something and expand your breadth, god forbid.</p>
<p>call me lazy, but i don't wanna waste my time on classes that don't interests me. anyway, thanks to the people who are actually helping not just makin dumb comments. ;-)</p>
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<p>Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
All that chem and physics has done for me is:
-lower my GPA by at least .3
-kill my brain cells
-lower grades in my other classes
-make me feel dumb
-bore me out of my mind
-confirm the fact that I despise science beyond anything in the world.
-foster a hatred of Albert Einstein, Issac Newton, and other scientists</p>
<p>And you're telling me my desire to avoid science at all costs (and hatred, abhorrence and fear of the same) is unjustified??? HOW DARE YOU???</p>
<p>The least I can do is try, and the worst that can happen is get an F, however the best that can happen is get a B- or C. I'm not taking that risk.</p>
<p>I would absolutely rather die than take 40 hours of physics. Every hour spent on trying to understand science is an hour wasted. I might as well go and get hit by a car for 40 hours. It has the same effect, only less painful.</p>
<p>I personally agree with jpps about the importance of a Core, but I won't argue.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins has no requirements except a writing course.</p>
<p>kinda sad u feel that way about science, because its thank to mankind's dramatic advancements in science that you can use that computer of yours to type your inane comments</p>
<p>Many colleges that have breadth requirements short of a prescribed, official, lock-step core are less demanding and less restricting than you might think. You might be surprised what can qualify for even a math/science requirement at some very good schools.</p>
<p>I also agree with jpps about the importance of a core. And this is coming from someone who loves courses in some areas and hates courses in other areas. I did try to avoid colleges with too much of a core- for example, I visited Columbia and just didn't think I could succeed there. But, taking 1-2 semesters of a course you don't like can be a good idea.</p>
<p>Here here to the science comments...the only reason I am taking AP Biology is so that I don't have to take any natural sciences at UT next year...assuming I get a 4 or 5 on the AP test...<em>gulp</em></p>
<p>Brown, Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, U of Rochester.</p>
<p>The Evergreen State College in WA, no grades either.</p>
<p>I agree that you might be surprised at what counts for your math/science credit at a schools. When I went to college, I NEVER took a science course to get my BA with honors in sociology. I took one semester of calculus, a semester of the Philosophy of Logic (where we learned to analyze arguments & prove that they were fallacious for various reasons--was fun), a semester of statistics for social sciences, and several other courses. Never took a science course per se, but I took some computer science courses, which I enjoyed.</p>
<p>Add Grinnell to the list.</p>
<p>Vassar. 10 char</p>
<p>Hamilton has no core and no usual distribution requirements. You are required to pass a Quantitative Literacy test or take a non-credit tutorial in math or a course with a quantitative component. I believe all other requirements are not tied to particular content. That is, you are required to take a few Writing Intensive courses but these are offered by almost all depts. You are also required to take a Soph seminar. There are a number of these; each of them is taught by a pair of professors from two different departments. Other requirements are tied to majors.
If you are interested in a double major or doing a lot work in other depts which relate to your major this can be a very good fit. You should look at Hamilton.<br>
Hampshire, by the way, actually has a lot of requirements although they are not a "core"; you certainly cannot avoid science there. It is a terrific place to develop your own concentration, however.</p>
<p>"kinda sad u feel that way about science, because its thank to mankind's dramatic advancements in science that you can use that computer of yours to type your inane comments"</p>
<p>What? That's stupid. She isn't good at science, so she doesn't want to do it. She never said that others can't do it.</p>
<p>Not have a core is cool because then you can do what interests you. Of course, the school I'm going to definetely has a core.</p>
<p>Easy with the word "stupid". In any case, having an exposure to science might be the best thing that ever happened to her.</p>