<p>A couple of Q's</p>
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<li><p>is the "First Year Seminar 101" course required for freshmans. I see it listed in the "sampled course sequence" in CS but the course is not listed in the required courses? Also, I can't find the description of this course in the bulletin</p></li>
<li><p>Did I place out of "WRT 101 - A"? My SUPER SAT score of Reading & Writing is over 1000. Note, I said SUPER.</p></li>
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<li><p>i’m pretty sure it’s required. it’s basically a nonsense course where you meet once a week to talk about transitioning to college and what resources there are at sb. everything you learned about at orientation except dragged out longer</p></li>
<li><p>i’m pretty sure your writing + critical reading needs to be 1240 or above to place out of 101</p></li>
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<p>From the SB Bulletin</p>
<p>Category A English Composition (2 courses) _<strong><em>, _</em></strong></p>
<p>The ability to communicate effectively in written English is essential to success both in the University and in society. Students satisfy this requirement
<p>Notes:</p>
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<li>A score of 3 or higher on the AP English/Comp or English/Lit examinations, or a score ****<strong><em>of 1000 or higher on the combined verbal and writing portions of the SAT I</em></strong>**, or a grade of C or higher in a college writing course judged to be equivalent to WRT 100 or 101 satisfies the first course of the two-course requirement.</li>
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<p>hmm i would call up and make sure because that definitely doesn’t seem right to me. that’s really, really low to skip out of an intro writing class</p>
<p>ivy-</p>
<p>1) Yes, the 101 is required. Like every class, you get out of it what you put into it; you could use it to find out about the Stony Brook experience, to make connections with people and find friends, build relationships with advisors and faculty members, learn about the various curricular/co-curricular options available and what’s going on around campus… or you could see it as a waste of time. I prefer the former.</p>
<p>2) Yes, it’s relatively simple to place out of the 101, but you can’t place out of the 102, which completes the requirement. It was a 1240 minimum, but we dropped it because we had a lot of students doing the writing sample who really didn’t need to do so.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>I would just like to second what sbuadmissions said about the freshman seminar. That is really the best class to make friends in, because the students are in your undergraduate college and probably in your dorm building too. Don’t start college with the mindset that you are being forced to take a “nonsense” course.</p>
<p>What my freshman seminar was like…
Teacher: Ok class, who knows blah blah blah?
Class: <em>crickets chripping and giving teacher the evil eye</em>
Teacher: blah blah about the blah blah blah thing…asks another question
Class: <em>about to shoot themselves</em></p>
<p>Noone was shy or anything, people knew each other and such, just noone wanted to participate in such uninteresting stuff that anyone could read from the intro to stony brook book that is forced upon us to buy. That was also the same for other sections according to my friends who were in different ones.</p>
<p>The 102 seminars on the other hand are MUCH better and more interesting.</p>
<p>I had the same experience with the 101 seminars. Basically, the entire class was just a reiteration of the UG bulletin and a lecture about the dangers of alcohol, rape and drug overdose. I still have nightmares about having to put on a skit about drug abuse.</p>
<p>The 102 seminar is alright, assuming that you have the slightest interest in the topic of your UGC. Unfortunately to me, I have absolutely no interest in mine and I envy all my friends in other UGCs.</p>