<p>If a course is listed as "Not Open to Freshman" (eg HIS 380) does that mean the level of work is more advanced and the course is more difficult and NOT for beginners ? Or does it just mean the course is too popular so there is no room for freshmen?</p>
<p>When it says that, it doesn't mean that the course is filled; rather, it means that the course just isn't open to freshman. Sometimes, however, you can just ask the professor, and if you simply ask nicely and/or show the interest, he or she will let you in.</p>
<p>The following article should be compulsory reading for anybody considering majoring in the Woodrow Wilson School. I was toying with that idea until I read it and now am set to enter the Economics department instead. Read it and you'll see why. The article was published in TheSoapbox (a Princeton online discussion 'magazine') and was written by a WWS acceptee who decided to switch away from the Woody Woo major after a careful deliberation over the merits of the program. It appears that, as strong as the WWS graduate program may be, the undergraduate curriculum is rather unsystematic and does not provide adequate training in any one specific field. Judge for yourselves: </p>
<p>Cheers,
Marek'08</p>
<p>Thanks for posting. Very interesting article and responses, including one from the dean of the WWS. Of course, much of this could be said about any interdisciplinary major.</p>