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From: dana@necntc.nec.com (Dana Albert)
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Subject: Re: Special programs
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Date: 6 Jul 88 13:47:44 GMT
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 I was in the Late Entry Accelerated Program for women at Boston
University.  The financial aid was pitiful, and resulted in my not
finishing the program.  That was the main reason people left the
program, not failing out, etc.  We did have a few women leave due to
pregnancy.  Those who did leave I heard returned to complete their
degrees.

The program was difficult - essentially, the first year consisted of
undergraduate EE courses taken out of sequence.  We competed directly
with the undergrads in their classes.  If we did not achieve a least a B
in each course, we could be summarily removed from the program.  The
stress was almost unbearable.  Most of us were motivated enough by
visions of more interesting and high salaried employ that we wanted to
complete the program.  Unfortunately, the money was not there to support
those of us who had left full time jobs to go to school full time.
Almost all of us worked 20 hours a week to get money to live on, which
affected some of the grades....

The women accepted into the program had at least a 3.0 average in their
previous Bachelor's program - and that degree had to be in math or
science.  Liberal arts majors (not math or sciences) had to prove
eligibility by taking some math courses prior to starting the actual
program.

All of the women I met were of high caliber.

I went in 1982 - 1983.  In Jan 1983, men were accepted into the program
as well.

As musch as people might complain about BU, its the only engineering
school I know of that has 50% women in its programs - obviously women
came not only from the LEAP, but from the regular undergrad program.

Just thought I'd share - Dana

visions of more interesting and higher salaried employ to