quarter system

Best Guess: Midterms Season (How to survive the quarter system)

October 23, 2024

Dear Reader, When I applied to college, no one had bothered to tell me the difference between the quarter and semester systems. I would hear the words on college tours, accompanied by good-natured...

Fine: Keep the Quarter System, Switch the Schedule

January 14, 2021

In years past, the thought of staying at Northwestern over Thanksgiving break would have never crossed my mind. My family always gathers for the secular holiday instead of for Christmas and, as a result,...

Editorial: Ease up credit requirements, help students find balance

November 20, 2016

With the School of Communication’s decision to reduce the required number of credits to graduate, the school’s leadership acknowledged this month something students already knew: When it comes to academic...

Balk: Schedule recommended by task force is flawed

January 14, 2016

When I read Monday’s news that the 2015 Faculty Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Experience recommended a revamp to Northwestern’s academic schedule, the change to the schedule initially looked...

Gates: Students should not feel pressure to double major

October 1, 2014

Last week, I overheard a tour guide explaining the quarter system to a group of prospective students and their parents. She discussed the nonstop “midterms” that are often just tests, the oddly arranged...

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