<p>Yes, on the rankings, I do agree that Georgetown is underrated.</p>
<p>Northwestern was turned down by the Ivy League because it's sports teams weren't good enough for the Ivy League. NU's sychronized swimming team is notoriously weak, and some would say, a disgrace to that noble sport.</p>
<p>....................... :rolleyes:</p>
<p>"Northwestern was turned down by the Ivy League because it's sports teams weren't good enough for the Ivy League"</p>
<p>how bad in sports do you really have to be in order to be rejected by the Ivy League? ;)</p>
<p>At least we don’t have to take gym……. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>eh, at Cornell, there are gym classes like sweedish massage, tree climbing, sailing, and a bunch of those "what? that counts as gym credit?" type of classes. </p>
<p>my girlfriend talked me into latin dance this semester. And I've already filled up my gym requirements...</p>
<p>It helps beat the Freshman Fifteen. Other schools require PE, like Dartmouth and Williams.</p>
<p>Gym class = sweat but no beer gut</p>
<p>"It helps beat the Freshman Fifteen. Other schools require PE, like Dartmouth and Williams."</p>
<p>-And it's still just as silly...... :rolleyes:</p>
<p>W&L requires PE all four years, and a passed swim test.</p>
<p>Is it silly that obesity is ever so increasing in America? Colleges, just like high schools, should encourage physical health.</p>
<p>The best way to do that would be to educate people about the negative health effects of driving.</p>
<p>is it silly that obesity is ever so increasing in America?</p>
<p>-So is cancer. Maybe people should be required to take oncology classes too. </p>
<p>Colleges, just like high schools, should encourage physical health.</p>
<p>-I know you are not trying to compare college life to high school life. Now THAT is silly. Colleges should provide gyms and equipment for people to use, but not require people to take classes like Swedish massage, tree climbing, sailing, in a vain attempt to promite good health.</p>
<p>Yes, having beautiful gyms in every dormitory (like at Yale or Harvard) would go a long way towards that goal.</p>
<p>I took fencing as part of the Columbia PE requirement. I found it an enriching experience, in much the same way that I had found my required art and music classes. The instructor was the US Olympic coach, a Hungarian who had defected from the Soviet bloc in the 1980s. He had great stories.</p>
<p>Oncology classes don't prevent you from getting cancer. At least PE classes will slim you down and prevent you from becoming morbidly overweight.</p>
<p>It is quite sad when people object to PE being required in college. Maybe they feel that it should be left behind in high school, as if they've gotten to the point where they're "above it." The fact is, you can't just take PE in high school and say you're done, and will never exercise again.</p>
<p>I don't think yale08 was comparing college to high school at all. She was just saying that colleges should continue where high schools left off (duh, like every other subject). Schools should take some responsibility in making sure their students are healthy. One way is through requiring PE courses. And gyms? The memberships are quite pricey, and not everyone has the motivation to work out on their own free time (especially the ones who desperately need it).</p>
<p>Colleges should not require literature classes in a vain attempt to promote reading.</p>
<p>Yes, they should just offer libraries!</p>
<p>“Oncology classes don't prevent you from getting cancer. At least PE classes will slim you down and prevent you from becoming morbidly overweight.”</p>
<p>-Fencing will do about as much good for helping the morbidly obese as my 10 minute walk to class everyday. While oncology classes don’t prevent people from getting cancer, required PE classes also do little to slim people down. The only way people can get and remain healthy is through total lifestyle changes. The hour or so of sailing class will not do much to help a student be healthy if he returns to his dorm and smokes and eats a cheeseburger.</p>
<p>“The fact is, you can't just take PE in high school and say you're done, and will never exercise again.”</p>
<p>-People in college are supposed to be moving into adulthood. They should not need a college to make these kinds of lifestyle choices for them. Nobody is saying people should stop exercising, in fact, I believe the contrary. However, colleges requiring a few semesters of PE is not doing anything meaningful to help the situation. </p>
<p>“and gyms? The memberships are quite pricey, and not everyone has the motivation to work out on their own free time (especially the ones who desperately need it).”</p>
<p>I said colleges should provide gyms and equipment. Most schools I know don’t have membership fees for their students. Also, if people don’t have the motivation to work out on their own, it’s highly unlikely that a year of PE is going to do much to change that, let alone help people stay healthy.</p>
<p>Exactly, student 07!</p>