One Students Work

While we were researching articles on the curriculum stories, Catherine Stackhouse '90 got to wondering how much work a student like her physically accomplishes in four years. Having completed all but two terms, she tallied up some estimates about herself. Mind you, she's not your typical Dartmouth undergraduate (if such a person exists). An English major who thinks she might go into advertising, Catherine is a Presidential Scholar.

Pages read: 15,791

Pages written: 487 (plus a 79-page thesis, not yet complete)

Hours spent taking exams: 94.3

Hours spent deciding on which classes to take: 77.3

Hours spent in line at the Registrar's office: 13.8

Hours spent in class: 541.2

Hours spent sleeping: 5,290.7

Hours spent sleeping in class: 16.9

Dollars spent on photocopies: 18.45