<p>^you aren’t making much sense. </p>
<p>forgive me for interrupting the dialogue, but I would like to point out to boston1993 that:</p>
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<p>a) Your argument does NOT stand. </p>
<p>Cornell does NOT have a core [neither does Brown]</p>
<p>A core curriculum is when all students must take certain required classes. An example of a school that requires a core curriculum is Columbia. There is no class that all students are required to take to complete a Cornell degree. Thus Cornell does not have a core curriculum. Your statement to the contrary is therefore wrong.<br>
Cornell, however, has a couple of general requirements for all students. These are that they must complete 2 Freshman Writing Seminars (6CR, AP credit accepted) and 2 PE Classes (2CR). Off the top of my head, these are the only requirements that apply to all Cornellians. These two requirements cannot reasonably qualify as a “core,” especially considering that they are general requirements within which the students have choices (not specific courses that are required by all)–there are hundreds of writing seminars to choose from that apply to all majors and fields, and hundreds of PE classes, from kayaking to stress relief/healthy living.</p>
<p>b) Your response is ridiculous and completely missing the point. Nobody is telling you to take 60 credits or “overloading on courses.” You stated that taking a PE class would be “wasting credits.” This implies that you [incorrectly] believe that by taking a PE class you forgo the opportunity to take another class because there is a limit on how many classes you can take. The 60 credit student was simply an example of how Cornell does not have a limit on how many credits you take, not an argument to take 60 credits. duh? </p>
<p>this:
makes no sense. whatsoever.<br>
As Chendrix stated, tuition is charged as a flat fee regardless of how many courses you take, there is NO LIMIT to how many courses you can take. If you want to graduation in four years you do have to take X credits, which is a credit REQUIREMENT not a credit LIMIT. So the fact that cornell does not have a credit limit is very relevant to your argument. What does you having to take a certain amount of credits have anything to do with having to take 2 credits of PE? The point is that taking a PE class does not limit what other classes you can take, because there is no limit to how many classes you can take. Thus you are not wasting credits on PE-- there is no such thing as wasting credits because there is no credit limit. </p>
<p>the point is that if you would typically take 16 credits a semester, adding a 1 credit PE class is “NBD”</p>
<p>c) What the **** are you talking about?</p>
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<p>I do not believe that anyone ever stated that Brown had a core…</p>
<p>Brown doesn’t have a core. Cornell doesn’t have a core. Both schools have requirements based on your department/major. Depending on your department/major Brown might have less stringent requirements because of their focus on an open curriculum. But there will be requirements. Otherwise your degree would be meaningless.</p>