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New 'Academic Redshirt' For Engineering Undergrads at UW

Posted by timothy on from the you-dub-not-you're-dumb dept.

vinces99 writes "Redshirting isn't just for athletes anymore. The University of Washington and Washington State University are collaborating on an 'academic redshirt' program that will bring dozens of low-income Washington state high school graduates to the two universities to study engineering in a five-year bachelor's program. The first year will help those incoming freshmen acclimate to university-level courses and workload and prepare to major in an engineering discipline."

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  1. So... they get eaten by the salt vampire? by Kenja · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just picture some low income student showing up in a red shirt to a room full of grinning SOBs in yellow and blue.

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    1. Re:So... they get eaten by the salt vampire? by iluvcapra · · Score: 3, Funny

      Not the TVTropes Red Shirt*. The other kind.

      *by which we mean "Gold Jumpsuit" to those of us who hold to the TNG/DS9 Order of Things

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  2. Some advice by CCarrot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just a word of advice to these engineering redshirts; stay well away from the laser lab...and the biology lab, for that matter.

    Really, just don't go there. In fact, try to stay out of those buildings altogether...and make sure everyone knows your last name. :p

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  3. Ah, redshirts by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    The away team will consist of myself, Commander Spock, Doctor McCoy, and Ensign Ricky.

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