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<p>I'm also curious to hear about the Class of '15 medallions that I saw in one of the O-Week photos .... when were they distributed, etc.? Hope all the Owls are making a comfortable transition into Fall Term.</p>
<p>Recent text message from D, a MUSI, ended with “Life is awesome”.</p>
<p>'nuf said. :-)</p>
<p>Mthoma, DD found near nirvana, Rice and MUSI - i understand perfectly. :)</p>
<p>Life is indeed awesome. I’m happier than ever. Oh and I have a secret about that article. :)</p>
<p>And yet they still gave us only one section of Physics 101…
Over 300 people in that class. We run out of seats daily and people sit on the stairs</p>
<p>Very sorry to hear this, Sockcreature. I’ve always thought one of the nicest aspects of Rice is its ability to be a top research university with the feel of an LAC. Sitting on stairs … that’s absurd! Bigger is not better. (Except that there are strong benefits to increasing the base of Owl alum.) I hope you can start/join a physics study group to discuss some of the class/reading material and prep for upcoming tests – and I hope you reach out to the prof during office hours with questions, thoughts …</p>
<p>1000 freshman, 300 in physics? What % are freshman?</p>
<p>I think almost all of us are freshman. Our class has a lot of engineers, and physics is required for pretty much every major. </p>
<p>Luckily none of my other classes are nearly this large</p>
<p>The freshman intros were absolutely swamped for seats during add/drop. The lack of a second section for Phys 101 was a bit absurd. I have a few friends who are not Freshmen taking it, and they have to get there 10 minutes early to get a seat. </p>
<p>What in the world?</p>
<p>I get the feeling that Rice got blindsided by this and wasn’t able to get another section going in time. Physics 101 will be large, but 300 is positively absurd.</p>
<p>Be sure to email Dean Hutchinson at <a href=“mailto:ugdean@rice.edu”>ugdean@rice.edu</a> and let him know. You can email the head of the physics department as well. That way, they can make sure Phys 102 (next semester) isn’t as bad.</p>