Posted by trouble on February 12, 2002, at 23:14:38
In reply to Re: Is liberal arts degree worth anything?, posted by Noa on February 12, 2002, at 18:36:18
Thanks for the support. Paula, you sound like you really know what you're talking about, not hostile at all.
For me it's always been a duty to help people w/ their problems, so I left broadcasting, which was a gas, to study social work, b/c it's solemn and honorable. But I flunked remedial math 11 times before passing it, and I don't want to even think about statistics. My friend said who am I trying to kid, we both know you'll be sitting in the lecture writing poems in your notebook. So, after 2 years of paralysis I figure I might as well do what I stand a chance of completing-study writing poems.
Only problem is I don't understand literature. Like when I read The Brothers Kamarazov it got to the point where I'd just pick up the book and start reading from a page that seemed pretty close to the page I left off before putting it down. I mean, it's that bad. But I keep reading these books b/c I keep thinking they'd really speak to me if I could just understand them. And my psychologist says they can teach you HOW to understand them in school, and I'd sure like to see how they go about doing that.
Anyway, 2 yrs ago I got accepted in the UT English department, but then I felt neurotic about it and let the whole thing slide. I think y'all just gave me the kick in the pants I've been needing.
Thanks!
Trouble
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> I guess it also depends on where you want to be in 5, 10 years, etc. And, how motivated could you be if you studied something that you do not have any passion for? Ie, balancing the practical goal-oriented aspect of the decision with the tuning in to your passion side of the decision.
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> Is there a career counselor available to you through the college? Sometimes that can be a good resource, too, in exploring how you could apply your learning to a career.
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