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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current English major and although I do get bored with Victorian novels I can’t imagine studying anything else. I have a plan of what I want to do and I’m happy. My major has set me back pre-professionally (no good internships), but I love writing and that’s what I want to work on. I also want to work on my critical thinking skills. I’m going into debt, but at least I’ve learned things I never thought I’d learn. :) Would I prefer a major that was better suited to my career? Maybe! But, I won’t have this level of learning and exploring again so I’ll use college for that.[/quote]

I also love that English isn’t just reading books but learning about different cultures and ideas and philosophies and bringing them into context with the modern world or its historical period. It’s fascinating reading older texts and seeing ideas I thought were modern being discussed. I feel I don’t just learn grammar or kinds of text, but interpreting things in ways I wouldn’t have on first read. This is all in theory because I’m not the best student lol. But, there’s nothing like finishing an essay and being so proud of it. I feel even my English skills have helped me become a better researcher. I hope to publish research before I graduate because of an essay I did for a social sciences class.

Okay I’m done. :)

- Current English major at an LAC[/quote]

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