On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 4:47 PM, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Legatus wrote: > >.. > > Nope, but one the smartest guys I knew in college was from there. > Graduated > > in 4 years with four degrees and a 4.0 while holding a job. Math, CS, > > Physics, and Psychology ( because the one class he had to take piqued > his > > curiosity ) > > Astounding! In any school I went to, (back in the dark ages, of course), > that wouldn't even have been possible, because of curricula requirements > and courseload limits. > > In high school, I had to argue with the principal just to take a sixth > class, one year. > > >.. > He had to beg, plead, and bribe his way with tutoring into increased course loads, and he was clever in scheduling such that one classes requirements could meet the optional class credits for the other curriculum. One more heavy semester of pure math, and any CS student could get the Math. The physics was harder but still related. I have no idea how he fit psych into the mix -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
