<p>Junior in high school</p>
<p>Increasing my interest in more details about the universities which I plan to apply to next year, Lyman Briggs caught my interest.</p>
<p>(More so I'll state my opinion, and you can reply back with answers of my concern)</p>
<p>As part of transfering to college, I'm concern that Lyman Briggs may certainly not give off the college environment. Stuck in high school all over agian? More so seems Holmes is your new high school, that is a hudge concern... instead of class throughout campus. Then I hear rumors that being part of Lyman Briggs, you must stay in Holmes hall. That now creates the environment of a broading school. I'm not finding enough information about Lyman Briggs, read throughout their website.</p>
<p>To be honest, a lot of the stuff you’re concerned about can be true. My experience in Holmes (yes, you will get put in Holmes if you do Briggs), has been much different from the other dorms I’ve lived or spent time in. There is a much bigger focus studying and working in groups to do homework and whatnot fairly frequently. This goes on everywhere, but not on the same scale. Also, since everyone is a science major, you don’t get a lot of interaction with other types of people unless you make the effort to. A lot more closed doors, a lot less going on most of the time. BUT, this is not a for sure thing. For all you know you could end up on a floor full of cool people that are nothing like that. But from what I’ve experienced, you’re not too far off. </p>
<p>The important facts:
-only intro level classes are through Briggs, making it a bit useless if you come in with AP credits for multiple of Chem, Calc, Bio, or Physics
-you have to take some science and society, science writing, etc, classes, not required if you’re not in Briggs, takes away room for other electives
-you do get put in Holmes, but you can move elsewhere eventually.<br>
-it shrinks things down, everyone seems to know just about everyone in their major.<br>
-Holmes is adjacent to the forest north of campus. This means raccoons are common. Plus there’s a hawk that likes to hunt in that area. Sometimes you go to dinner and get to see a hawk eating his. Unique if nothing else.</p>
<p>Mind sharing what your potential major would be?</p>
<p>Even being in Briggs you may still have classes in McDonal or Akers, especially recitation classes. Also, you can take other classes outside of Briggs. Being in Lyman Briggs does not mean that you will have every class every day in that building unless you schedule it that way. Take some classes in other parts of the university. It all depends on what you schedule and what you want to major in.</p>
<p>Did you look at majors in Lyman Briggs? Check out the majors and you will see which classes are in LB by seeing LB next to the class number. The other classes are in different buildings.</p>
<p>Thanks for replies, my intended major is Biology, pre-medicine… a major in science.</p>
<p>My daughter is an incoming freshman for the fall of 2009. As a Lyman Briggs student she will be staying at Holmes Hall. One of the options for housing is to be on a quiet floor. As a parent it sounds like a good idea as it appears to be more conducive for studying. My daughter is balking, fearing that the quiet option may too restrictive and that the only students who stay on those rooms are the mega-studious with questionable social skills (my nice way of saying “nerds”).</p>
<p>I would like to know from students with any experience of being on the Holmes quiet floors what it was like. Is there really a difference between quiet and non-quiet floors? Are the types of students on quiet floors any different? Is it difficult to study on a non-quiet floor? Or anything else you may have to offer. Thanks.</p>
<p>Looking at other universities programs and now just introduced to James Madison College I have found a lot of interest in the university… a school I have high interest in, and now to find out their great college James Madison good in my intended major I have questions on how difficult is it to get accepted into the college. I actually no longer have interest in Lyman Briggs as I’ve stated on this thread.</p>