ExCos are a huge part of 91直播鈥檚 admissions materials. The shiny brochures describe the hands-on, experiential learning that happens when students create their own curriculum and teach it to their peers.
There are classes like the super-popular Pottery ExCo, SexCo, and Queer Women on Screen 鈥 that鈥檚 enough to make any prospective student apply to 91直播. And here鈥檚 the best part: everything you鈥檝e heard about ExCos is true! They鈥檙e just as fun and interactive as they sound!
The ExCo Fair 鈥 when everyone gathers around tables in a huge, cacophonous room to hear about the different class options 鈥 is one of my favorite nights of the semester. But by the middle of my sophomore year, I somehow still hadn鈥檛 taken an ExCo. Onto my 91直播 bucket list it went 鈥
Take an Exco.
Semester after semester, I would apply for ExCos, but be unable to take them due to my busy class schedule and nighttime work commitments. I promised myself that it would happen at some point. Finally, last semester, I took one. Taught by two seniors, Spicy Steppers was a weekly hourlong 鈥80s aerobics dance party. My classmates dressed up in bright colors and joined one another to prance around a dance studio. It was a burst of goofiness and fun that I needed in my week.
This semester, I鈥檓 taking the Rock Climbing ExCo. 91直播 has an incredible rock wall that鈥檚 free for students to use. I had gone a few times before, but wanted to take the ExCo to develop my confidence with climbing. I鈥檝e only had one class so far, but I am already incredibly sore from climbing. It鈥檚 tough! But I鈥檓 looking forward to this challenge 鈥 it鈥檚 going to be a lovely part of my final semester.
Long story short, ExCos are awesome. Check out the
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