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GoGeTa006:
My calc teacher used to say
"c'mon even an art history major can do that!"

abc cuz:

--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on March 06, 2012, 08:48:55 AM ---My calc teacher used to say
"c'mon even an art history major can do that!"


--- End quote ---
haha totally right no-one cares, stop posting
little meaningless barbs get ignored.

Nikkoru:
My mother, father, and uncle all have BAs, my mother has three. Outside of the fact that they went on to get further education and become successful in their eventual careers, they're all well rounded individuals. My father can quote Confucius, Marx, Siddhattha, Christ, and Spinoza word for word. My uncle can recognize architecture on sight, from any time and any place, describe how it was made and the cultural subtext. My mother speaks five languages and can talk expansively about political theory.

Even if their BAs did not contribute to their eventual careers, it made them better people. They studied, embraced the material, lived and breathed it. It's the difference between someone getting a degree and getting a real education.

I have a BA in sociology, I see the world differently - clearer - because of this.

abc cuz:
^ that's another huge reason i'm taking arts and majoring in psychology with some philosophy papers, i think it improves the quality of my life. Theres that quote, "A life blind to whats around you is a life not worth living" or something like that. I totalle agree with it. I think arts gets into a extremely wide range of jobs too so it has just as much opportunities as other degrees.

SirSkyRider:
metro must've had his girlfriend taken away by an arts student, otherwise he would not spout such nonsense.

Me? Yup, I'm doing a B.A. (art history and english), aspiring to work either as a photographer, a journalist or as a P.R. manager. Truth be told, I would be smart enough to go for something in biology or chemistry (got an A+ in both subjects in high school), but I am not interesed. I am interested in working with culture, language and people. My grades are solid (B+, if it weren't for a stupid mistake in one of my papers it could be an A), its tough work sometimes (currently I am working on a documentary film project which is not exactly easy to do) but I feel fulfilled.

'Course you'll always find people who just want to get a degree, but they exist in any subject. ANY. Well, maybe not in medicine.

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