Swim test - Revision history

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 *[[Mortimer Adler]] refused to take the swim test, and look what happened to him: he earned a Columbia doctorate, became a noted philosopher, and was even given an honorary BA by Columbia - six decades later
 *[[SEAS]] actually had a swim test. Its faculty abolished it in 1992.[http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19920227-01.2.2]
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 *[[Mortimer Adler]] refused to take the swim test, and look what happened to him: he earned a Columbia doctorate, became a noted philosopher, and was even given an honorary BA by Columbia - six decades later
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 The '''swim test''' is a bizarre [[Columbia College]] graduation requirement, shared with Cornell, Dartmouth, and [[MIT]].
 == Schedule ==
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 The swim test is held 3 times per week:
-* Friday 12pm-3pm
+* Friday 12pm-2pm
 * Sunday 3pm-4pm
-* Monday 8:30pm-9:30pm
+* Wednesday 8:30pm-9:30pm
 If you are unable to take the swim test, contact [https://directory.columbia.edu/people/uni?code=kwt1 Ken Torrey].
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 == Theories for the Requirement ==
-* Manhattan is an island.
+* Manhattan is an island. [[SEAS|Engineers]] can build boats.
 * Justification for maintenance of a pool.
 * Some rich donor's child drowned. (False)<ref>[http://www.snopes.com/college/admin/swimtest.asp "The Swim Test" - Snopes Urban Legends Reference]</ref>

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-The '''swim test''' is a bullshit [[Columbia College]] graduation requirement, shared with Cornell, Dartmouth, and [[MIT]].
+The '''swim test''' is a bizarre [[Columbia College]] graduation requirement, shared with Cornell, Dartmouth, and [[MIT]].
 == Schedule ==
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 == Theories for the Requirement ==
 * Manhattan is an island.
 * Justification for maintenance of a pool.

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−	The '''swim test''' is a bizarre [[Columbia College]] graduation requirement~~. It's not required for any other undergraduate school~~, ~~but it's also found at other well-known schools~~, ~~such as~~ [[MIT]].	+	The '''swim test''' is a bizarre [[Columbia College]] graduation requirement, shared with Cornell, Dartmouth, and [[MIT]].

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 == Training ==
-The pool has open hours Monday through Friday 12-2pm, and 7-9:30pm, and 12-5 & 7-9 Saturday, 1-5, 7-9 Sunday.  If individual instruction is needed consider joining lap swimming as a PE class, or contact a member of either the men's or women's [[Swimming and Diving (men's)|Swimming Team]] who are qualified to teach swim lessons.
+The pool has open hours Monday through Friday 12-2pm, and 7-9:30pm, and 12-5 & 7-9 Saturday, 1-5, 7-9 Sunday.  If individual instruction is needed consider joining beginner's swimming or lap swimming as a PE class, or contact a member of either the men's or women's [[Swimming and Diving (men's)|Swimming Team]] who are qualified to teach swim lessons. The Beginner's Swimming course also fulfills the requirement, so if you take it and still, by the end, cannot swim, you do not have to take the swim test.
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−	~~Bizarre~~ Columbia graduation requirement. ~~Also~~ found at other well-known schools, such as MIT. ~~Perhaps it's the fame getting to their heads.~~	+	The '''swim test''' is a bizarre [[Columbia College]] graduation requirement. It's not required for any other undergraduate school, but it's also found at other well-known schools, such as [[MIT]].

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