Before we turn to some housekeeping details, I have updated the map showing where the incoming SAIS Bologna students come from.
Currently the class of 2011-12 has passports from 51 countries. Two dozen of the students have dual passports. They have declared 45 countries as nations of first nationality, plus six others as secondary nationalities.
If you click on the placemarks on the map below, you will see the name of the country plus the number of students coming from that country.
This past year we had students from 34 nations (not including dual nationalities). So there will be one third more nationalities this coming year. We have students who have enrolled from four countries that have never been represented at SAIS Bologna: Bahamas, Mongolia, Qatar and Zimbabwe.
With the ebb and flow of enrollment, these figures can change in coming weeks. But at this point we are looking at the greatest number of nationalities at SAIS Bologna since it was founded 56 years ago.
View SAIS Bologna 2011-12 class in a larger map
MATH DVDs
We have tried to make sure that all incoming SAIS Bologna students have the math DVDs that are useful for preparing for the economics courses. Eventually each incoming student should have two sets of DVDs:
- One set entitled "Interactive Pre-Calculus Course" with 4 DVD disks inside covering 52 modules;
- One set entitled "Interactive Basic Calculus for Economists Course" with 3 DVD disks inside covering 34 modules.
If you have one set but not the other, please send an email to admissions@jhubc.it.
Please keep in mind that it takes some time to work through either set of DVDs, so if you have one but not the other, you are not out on a limb yet.
The DVDs reflect the importance of math in learning economics. Students taking the Online Math Tutorial will have a chance to prove their understanding of pre-calculus and calculus. If a student has not passed one or the other of the exams in the Online course, they will have a chance to prove their understanding during pre-term in either Washington or Bologna.
A student who does not pass the tests either during the Online course or in pre-term will have a chance during the first class of microeconomics.
Keep in mind that while each student is encouraged to pass both the pre-calculus and the calculus exams, one is not required to pass them to proceed with economics. But economics sure is easier with a solid foundation in math.
VISAS
Questions about visas have tapered off. We hope that means that everyone is making progress. If not, be sure to contact us.
SURVEY
A total of 77 readers have completed our little survey. Thank you to those who have taken time to do so. Already it has provided us with very useful feedback and ideas on how to improve our work. As promised earlier, we will provide a summary of the feedback, along with some data on readership, in a post later this summer.
If you would like to participate in the survey but do not have the link, please send an email to admissions@jhubc.it, and we'll send it along to you.
OTHER
There must be other things people need to know, but I've run out of issues.
Your thoughts?
Nelson Graves
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