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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apart from English, what are the other popular majors?[/quote]

Film, Creative Writing.

Lots of kids major in things I've never really heard of (I think they can make up their major), but it's just basically [b]a pre-law, pre-med, pre-business school track[/b].[/quote]

A lot of LAC grads go on to graduate school (and not only for law, med or business--there's more to grad schools than those three). I found this stat on a cursory search just now--40 percent of LAC grads go on to grad school. https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/is-a-liberal-arts-degree-worth-it/

Phrasing it as "it's [i]just basically[/i] a [grad school] track" is pretty dismissive-sounding. Yeah, LAC students can major in things that are not hardcore "walk into a job" subjects. Some then go on to grad school to further those interests. They're not just killing time messing around for four years before they then have to buckle down for law school etc.

And no, I have no stake in this thread re: Kenyon, Grinnell, anywhere else. DC goes to a LAC not discussed here except a mention very early on. DC's major would make many parents here faint with terrifying visions of flipping burgers after graduation. Meh. We're pleased DC is doing something of real interest and engagement, and is smart enough to be investigating ways that the subject can be parlayed into actual jobs. And yeah, likely will go to grad school but I guarantee it won't be law, med or business.....
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