<p>Well Since Rose is a small school and it doesn't seem like anyone who is in the school visits this board, I figure I'll help out. I'm a Frosh at Rose and in about as many things as possible so I know more about Rose than most other freshmen. So any questions about anything, from Fast-track Calc, to our "English" classes, to our Undergraduate Engineering program being 2nd to none, just ask. Oh, and if you are/know any girls do yourself a favor and get them to apply here, we need them, all of them.
-Jad Carson</p>
<p>One quick question: I'm thinking about doing Fast-Track Calc...what's the general opinion of FTC among students? Is it well-respected? Do the guys who go through it have a solid foundation in calc? Is it just for the "rich kids"? Also, I'm not sure whether I'll get in...do you know how competitive a 1530 SAT (780 M, 750 V), 750 Math IIC, w 4.4 uw 3.9 GPA would be?</p>
<p>I'll try not to pester too much! You've answered all of my past questions, and I'm almost positive this is my last one! Thanks for being so helpful.</p>
<p>well, in terms of getting into FTC, as long as you took AP calc AB you should get a letter saying that they want you to do it, and all they need is a teachers reccomendation. about 40-50 kids did it this year, and they all say it was a TON of work. So, a lot of people do it, and those people start the school year with a lot more friends then everybody else. What FTC does, is teaches you calc I, II, and III in a few weeks. You start off the school year in Differential equations I. As for a solid foundation in calc, they are very solid if they are allowed to use Maple, which is a Math computer program. This is because the professors who teach FTC are huge maple users and use it as almost a crutch to get through all the material so fast. I didn't do FTC, although they sent me a letter to join it. I tried to get help from one of them for Calc II last term and they had no clue how to do a salt tank problem by hand. Of course, they can do it in a few seconds w/ maple, so it's up to you what you are looking for. You'll become a maple power user if you do it, which is really really helpfull if you have professors that are big on maple. If you have a professor who hates maple though, which is about %50 of the math department, things become a tad more difficult. Don't let that scare you too much though, many FTC kids have a 4.0 after the first term, cause if you're good at math, you're good at math. A computer program isn't going to make you worse. You get to see the Colts too if you do it, since they use our campus for training camp. It's a TON of work like I said though, plus Differential Equations is a TON of work, so you're not going to have a chance to slack off at all. I personally enjoyed my summer before College w/ my friends, but if you want to already have a lot of credits done before you even start college, FTC could be for you.</p>
<p>I've heard from a few people at my school that everyone at Rose Hulman studies all the time and never has time for anything else. Is this true, and if not what is the social life like? I am a girl by the way, so what do the girls do during their free time? I don't know if I am applying yet, right now I'm just trying to get info. Thanks!</p>
<p>Let's see. By going to rose, you will study a lot. Now, while Terre Haute (the city that it's in) is just a pathetic excuse for a city, you actually can have a social life here. Personally, I have found time to join a frat, be in student government, the Resident Hall Association, Student Activities Board, Board Game Club, Chess Club, Two Intramurals a week, Finance Commitee, Club Relations Commitee, and pull a 3.88 GPA in my first quarter there. Now did I study a lot? YES! But Rose requires time management. If you can manage your studying, do your homework not at the last minute, and understand when you need help, you'll find yourself with pleanty of time to use as you wish. Rose has a Learning Center which can be your greatest asset. Allowing yourself to use it can reduce the time it takes to study by a lot since you'll be getting help and a fellow student will help you understand how to do problems better than re-reading the book or trying to remember what your professor said. Don't expect the slack off a lot though, cause a Rose Quarter is only 10 weeks long so they cram a ton in a little amount of time. </p>
<p>So what do girls do during their free time? Go to the Delta Sigma Phi house of course! :-) heh, well, besides that, I don't really know. I see girls mostly in clubs or in the SRC (our gym, donated by the Colts). </p>
<p>So, in conclusion. Life can get really boring a Rose unless you actively work at making it not boring. As long as you have/learn good time management skills, you'll have time that you can spend doing whatever you want. What you do with that time is up to you.</p>