> > My jokey way of putting it is that HES "takes anyone with a credit card." > That's nice & humble of you, but it's not precisely true. Thanks for pointi

> > My jokey way of putting it is that HES "takes anyone with a credit card." > That's nice & humble of you, but it's not precisely true. Thanks for pointing that out. I meant no disrespect to the folks who sign up to HES for the long haul. Someone mentioned that HES courses are less rigorous, and I believe that's true. (Although Greek and Latin were still pretty tough!) On the other hand, the students I met were all extremely motivated and hard-working. It changes things a lot when everyone in class is attending voluntarily on their limited free time and out of their own pocket. I'm sure we weren't as smart or intellectually curious as an undergrad Harvard class, but I had way more respect for my peers there than I did in my own undergrad setting.