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[quote=Anonymous]Most colleges that we have looked at have distribution requirements, meaning that you have to take a certain number of credits in quantitative courses, courses that focus on writing, the humanities, multicultural understanding, etc.  Some have more detailed requirements than others.  I went to Oberlin in the 1980s when there were no core or distributional requirements (don't know if it has changed; my kids aren't interested in it).  That was a good arrangement for me because I knew what I wanted to study early on, and without a lot of distributional requirements to get out of the way, I was able to double major easily.  I also was able to take so many upper level courses in my "principal" major that I was in fact overqualified for graduate school.  I got into all of the top grad programs in my field and was told I probably could have passed my generals (master's exams) coming in. The downside, of course, is that I did not have a truly liberal education, in the sense of being exposed to a variety of disciplines, and I did not explore subjects that would have stretched me.  I ended up going to law school after grad school in my chosen field and regretted never having taking certain subjects (economics, statistics, for example) that held no interest for my twenty year old self.  So I personally favor a school that requires students to take at least a smattering of courses across disciplines, particularly if they are not set on any particular professional path.  Also because it makes them better educated over all, IMO.[/quote]

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