Guess what came in the mail today ?
happiness
user
What ?
neutral
assistant
My acceptance letter to Yale !
happiness
user
Wow ! Congratulation ! When do classes start ?
happiness
assistant
Freshman orientation is the last week of august , but I want to go two weeks before that to get settled in .
happiness
user
You ’ re so lucky ! Do you have to do many things before you leave ?
happiness
assistant
Yes . I ’ ll be very busy ! I have to get a visa , buy a plane ticket , and pack my things . But first , I want to register for classes .
neutral
user
When can you do that ?
neutral
assistant
Well , they sent me their prospectus , so I can start looking now . do you want to help me decide which classed to take ?
neutral
user
Sure . What can you choose from ?
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assistant
Well , I have to take all the fundamental course , plus a few from my major .
neutral
user
What is your major ?
neutral
assistant
I hope to major in English literature , but the admissions counselor told me that many people change their major many times in their first year , so we ’ ll see .
neutral
user
What are the fundamental course ?
neutral
assistant
In order to graduate , every student must take a certain amount of classes in history , math , English , philosophy , science and art .
neutral
user
Interesting . That ’ s very different from the Chinese education system .
neutral
assistant
Yes , it is . It ’ s also very different from the British education system .
neutral
user
Really ?
surprise
assistant
oh , sure . In British , students don ’ t have to take the foundation course .
neutral
user
why not ?
neutral
assistant