What are some good schools with open curriculum policies?

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<p>What are some good schools with open curriculum policies?</p>

<p>I hate math, science (except paleontology and astronomy), and foreign language study, and if I go to a school with an open curriculum, I'll be done with those subjects forever.</p>

<p>What do I do?</p>

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<p>Both Amherst College and Brown have open curriculums</p>

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<p>Amherst is too small, and there is no guarantee I'll get into Brown.</p>

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<p>University of Rochester has an open curriculum. It requires a "cluster" of 3 related courses in natural sciences/math, but there is an astronomy cluster that could satisfy your needs.</p>

<p>Of course, remember that even in schools with open curricula, math and/or science may be required for your major.</p>

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<p>Wesleyan University, U of Rochester, Whitman, Wheaton
Most of the other schools are small liberal arts colleges</p>

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<p>Brown, Wesleyan, Grinnell, Smith, Hamilton and Amherst are the open curriculum schools.</p>

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<p>A note about Wesleyan:</p>

<p>We do have an open curriculum policy, but only for graduation. If you want honors in most majors, you have to complete distribution requirements:</p>

<p>3 math/science in at least 2 subjects
3 social science in at least 2 subjects
3 humanities in at least 2 subjects</p>

<p>Still pretty simple, with no need to do math, foreign langue, or a specific science (you could do two classes in astro, and for your third class, if there’s nothing paleontology related, we have various not-for-major science classes, some of which are very interesting without being ridiculously challengeing for the non-science-ly inclined).</p>

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<p>Carleton isn't a completely open curriculum, but there are so many different ways to satisfy the requirements that almost anyone can fill them with classes they actually <em>want</em> to take.</p>

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<p>Not sure about the school that you currently attend, but I think you might find that the subjects you deplore were just badly taught (there's nothing like having to memorize crap from a textbook, for example, when you can be doing hands on learning). If you pick the right school, one that employs project-based learning, you might find that those subjects you hate relate closely to the subjects you like. And that they're interesting, too.
My advice for you: find out who the great teachers are at the school you attend and take whatever they're teaching. There are some amazing teachers out there and they can make peeling paint interesting.</p>