Capitol Hill Blue Forums Science and Technology Health, Medicine & the healing Sciences College's too-fat-to-graduate rule under fire

(A borderline off-topic rant...)

Freshman year I was required to take a split PE class. First half I took archery...which I was good at. Second was tap dancing...not so good at. Felt then and still do that both were a waste of time and money. Sophomore year swimming was required. I would have taken that anyway.

Almost all colleges require that you take courses which have nothing to do with your major and which you often never use again. My degree is in Theatre Arts...but I feel like I only dabbled in it because I had to fill time with courses like PE, Physics, Logic, Astronomy, European History, etc. I would have much preferred to take theatre-related courses from day one.

Freshman year...as is the case in many schools...was required courses across the board. That's fine if you're not paying to be educated in a certain field. Saying you know what the requirements are when you apply, isn't completely fair. Students have to apply, get accepted and be able to pay for a college. It's not a matter of picking a school and it's a done deal. I had to go to a state school because the money wasn't there for anything else.

Anyway...I think electives are fine. And even having a Freshman year that offers the opportunity to take a spectrum of courses rather than jumping right into a major...as long as it's a choice and not a requirement.

As for exercise...I got plenty every day criss-crossing campus to get to classes on time. And on weekends...hours of dancing at frat and house parties. Hey, it is exercise!