<p>Oh I see, thanks! (--> Princeton.. Lucky! )</p>
<p>How's the social atmosphere if you're not a drinker/partier type? Since the town doesn't sound like it offers that many options, does the campus offer enough to keep you interested?</p>
<p>^ I don't drink, and I can still have a lot of fun on campus. You can go to the Street with some friends and still have a good time just dancing and whatnot, and I've had a lot of fun just hanging out with friends late at night - like just randomly deciding to watch a movie at 2 am or playing pool in Frist. There isn't necessarily a lot of stuff officially scheduled for times after midnight, when people go out, but you can always find something to do. And I've had the most fun just hanging out with people here, rather than in going out partying.</p>
<p>^ I'm one of those people who are too involved with everything (or maybe I just don't know how to manage my time yet) to go out and party etc. I'm in two club sports (ballroom/formation dance and kendo), in a Christian fellowship, and I have a job writing for a nonprofit magazine. For a lot of people in dance groups/a cappella/theatre, it kinda takes over their lives even though we don't spend THAT much time practicing... But at least I'm done with my midterms and I'll be able to go out after practice tonight (I just have to find a costume -- it's Princeton Halloween on the Street.)</p>
<p>The Princeton Tigertones:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMR513EN5k%5B/url%5D">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMR513EN5k</a></p>
<p>i would like to do a BSE degree but would like to take the humanities sequence in my freshman year. would taking the humanities sequence interfere with the distribution requirement i'm supposed to fulfil as an engineering freshman student? for your information, i did the A-levels. Could i use my A-levels to exempt from some of the courses in physics and math? thank you</p>
<p>You may take the humanities sequence if your A-levels exempt you from physics and maths, but you need to have gotten (or need to get) As on the subjects you want to place out of.</p>
<p>lol would like to know more about the humanities sequence. </p>
<p>would it be difficult for someone with no background in humanities at all, as in someone who has never taken courses in literature and stuff like that, but has been doing science throughout high school. i'm really interested in this course but am not sure what to expect. and how is it graded?</p>
<p>secondly, are there any prerequisites to enrol in this course?</p>
<p>thirdly, are there engineering students who took the humanities sequence in the first year before? i'm planning to do a BSE degree but realize there is no way i can fit humans sequence into my 'tentative' freshman schedule as I have to satisfy the requirements for first year engineering, regardless of my A-level credits which can be used to exempt from certain courses. </p>
<p>And I heard that A-levels do not exempt students from certain required courses, but rather place them into more advanced courses that are compulsory. is this true?</p>
<p>thanks so much</p>
<p>Well, it is true that not all A-levels exempt you from classes. You should take a look at your degree and distribution requirements here: <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/pr/catalog/ua/06/070.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.princeton.edu/pr/catalog/ua/06/070.htm</a></p>
<p>An A on an A-level is equivalent to a 5 on an AP exam. There are certain minimum requirements that you must finish in your first year in order to enter the engineering program:</p>
<ol>
<li>You need to finish single-variable calculus.</li>
<li>You need to finish first year physics.</li>
<li>You need to finish general chemistry.</li>
</ol>
<p>If your exams satisfy any/all of minimum first year requirements, you are free to take whatever you like instead of a required course. Lots of BSEs I know have schedules chock full of math/physics/chem/comp sci because they haven't finished the entry requirements yet (alternatively, they simply enjoy the subjects a LOT.) </p>
<p>As you see, there are many other compulsory courses, but if you have good marks on your exams, you can take them later and enjoy your humanities class.</p>
<p>I don't believe there are prerequisities for the HUM sequence, especially since it is designed for first year students. They may be a little challenging to you if you haven't had much background in humanities, but (though I haven't taken the courses) it seems as though there's a lot of reading that you will need to prep for precept. You'll do fine if you read and speak up in precept.</p>
<p>You should consider other humanities courses that are offered -- they're just as good as the HUM sequence and won't require you to take two concurrently. I have several friends who are freshmen and are taking 300-level English literature courses and are doing pretty well. There are also many freshmen seminars that address the same topics as the HUM sequence but aren't as extensive as a full four-course sequence. I'd recommend that you try one of those out to find out whether you will enjoy humanities before committing half your year to it.</p>
<p>thanks so much frozen-tears, really appreciate all that advice :)</p>
<p>if you want a humanities sequence-esque class I'd check out the dante freshman seminar, which used to be taught by fleming, but is now taught by marchesi, who is also awesome. Also med 227 has many of hte same readings. The humanities sequence is a lot of work, and while there are no prereqs, could be very challenging for someone with little experience in high school. They read 1 or 2 books a week (400 pages, roughly, i think) and write a 5 page paper every week (or every other week, not quite sure) but it seems like a fabulous class, and really interesting, if you think you can handle it</p>