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Fully Endowed FW Olin College of Engineering Opens
olin01 writes "USA Today has a story on the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, which opens this Friday to its freshman class. Olin's goal is to graduate students who are "renaissance engineers," meaning that not only do the have the technical knowledge and skills but also a strong understanding of their context through studies in arts, humanities, social science, and entrepreneurship. This past year, 30 "pre-freshman" worked with faculty, staff, and administration to create the college's curriculum and student live programs. Olin also gives a full tuition scholarship to all admitted students, more information on their website."
After reading that article on "Hooters Air" last week, I was thinking of a different definition of "endowed" when I read the title of this article!
Upon further contemplation, I like my version better.
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
.... that there's a John Holmes University opening up soon that's also fully endowed.
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-Sean
How are they going to graduate well-rounded people who still want to be engineers?
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When it was time to apply to college, I actually nursed the idea of applying to this school, after all the posters and free shit they sent me in the mail. Until, of course, I came to my senses and realized that it will make MIT look like Florida State.
:-)
I actually go to a great school now (30,000+ attendance) where I get a top of the line education, yet get to socialize with liberal arts girls, party if I want to --- all things from the "college experience" that help you become a well rounded individual street-smarts wise. These guys from FWO will be as well rounded as a home-schooled college student, if you can think of such a thing. I'm surprised if they'll ever see female genitalia in their life. Sure they may be the college of the future -- but hey, they may figure out how to have sex without intercourse! (Anyone remember Demolition Man with the wireless helmets and all? Kind of reminds me of the Coneheads and the sens-0-rings... ahh, my mind is in the gutter
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Olin College Engineers are FULLY ENDOWED
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I dunno about that - my little brother is busy doing the HMC ("If you say it fast enough, it sounds like 'Harvard Med'." - HMC recruiting brochure I got) thing. As best as I can tell, his educational curriculum seems to involve chemical dependancy and blowing shit up while trying to destroy opposing dorms using only the sheer sonic power of their subwoofers.
I'll grant you it's "well-rounded", but I'm sure there's cheaper ways to spend time blowing things up while getting plastered.
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He probably can't.