<p>It's peppermintqueen. (as is my aol e-mail). Thanks for doing this!</p>
<p>Hey everyone, I stopped posting for awhile when the Stanford info slowed to a trickle, but now we got our new packets and I'm back into the CC spirit :)</p>
<p>SLE does sound interesting, but I'm afraid it will be too artsy or post-modern. Does anyone know how SLE falls on the techie/fuzzie divide? I like philosophy and spirited debates, but I don't particularly care to discuss the deeper meanings of modern art or modern literature. I think I would end up yelling at the end of discussions, "Sometimes a chair is just a chair!"</p>
<p>OKAY, I'm with you, Zeller. Philosophy and debating can be great, but the arguments have to be about more than semantics and poorly-defined concepts -- there has to be some CONTENT there too. But if it's done right, SLE would be perfect for me, so I guess I'll just hope that the fact that you expressed that concern means that other SLE-ers are the same way....</p>
<p>(As for the techie/fuzzy divide, I'm physics, but I don't know anything about the rest of the kids who're applying for SLE. you?)</p>
<p>i'm going to be humbio</p>
<p>I'm thinking math or law, but I'm still quite undecided. Does anyone know if SLE is useful for appraising different areas of study? It sounds to me like a sampler of philosophy. On the other hand it satisfies alot of requirements in one course so more time for science/math classes...</p>
<p>I think I'll go for it and just hope the Stanford admissions process weeded out the "but how do I <em>know</em> my homework actually exists?" people since you have to be fairly pragmatic to get the grades Stanford requires.</p>