Hi, so if anyone could help me out I’d really appreciate it. For the placement exams on First Days, is it required that you take at least one? Also, if you don’t do well, will you be looked down upon by other students? For instance, if I were to be placed it Chem 101, would that make me look unintelligent?? I know that practically everyone starts in Bio 101. If anyone has any answers, I’d really appreciate them. Thank you!
You need to take certain tests (like quantitative reasoning) regardless, and chem placement only if you want to take chem. You will NEVER be looked down upon for the classes you take, that’s absolutely not the Williams way. The general feeling on campus is that now that you’re in Williams, you have nothing left to prove to your peers intellectually. Essentially, we’re all smart, so no one cares about the “who’s smarter than who” thing.