tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406509183596335885.post1480462665832444029..comments2023-09-22T05:58:17.585-04:00Comments on The Prox: Diggin' in the Mudd: Only a 56 percent failure rate!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406509183596335885.post-37828616117043623082009-11-13T09:35:29.486-05:002009-11-13T09:35:29.486-05:00Did Prox bother to look at what was actually in th...Did Prox bother to look at what was actually in those Admissions Exams? At one point in Princeton's history, students had to be proficient in both Latin and Greek. Wonder how many of the current class can make that claim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406509183596335885.post-8078693097856835912009-11-12T20:55:19.449-05:002009-11-12T20:55:19.449-05:00Yeah, 1500 out of 2400 isn't that impressive. ...Yeah, 1500 out of 2400 isn't that impressive. <br /><br />You have to remember that entrance exams for Princeton were still pretty difficult and not multiple choice. They were also in different subjects than today, such as Greek, Latin, and logic since all students at that time took a traditional liberal arts course of study. That was the reason students went to prep school, because those schools prepared them for entrance exams at liberal arts colleges. <br /><br />Great article, please keep posting this really interesting articles about the school's past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406509183596335885.post-68392834771404549032009-11-12T13:13:24.251-05:002009-11-12T13:13:24.251-05:00Wait....1500 out of 2400???Wait....1500 out of 2400???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406509183596335885.post-14881474803462110722009-11-12T13:12:52.256-05:002009-11-12T13:12:52.256-05:00Wait...1500 out of 2400??Wait...1500 out of 2400??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406509183596335885.post-9354363668934413372009-11-12T12:44:33.952-05:002009-11-12T12:44:33.952-05:00The last paragraph has at least three punctuation ...The last paragraph has at least three punctuation errors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com