@BranKetra: I loved the two Ethics courses I took. In one, we read this book about a talking gorilla who wanted to change the world using philosophical ideals. It wasn't the kind of book I would normally pick up at the bookstore, but I actually really liked it. I would love to get a degree in philosophy myself. You know, they say philosophy majors make some of the best legal students, due to their increases critical thinking abilities.
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@charizard1605: YOU'VE AGED LIKE A- *cough* sorry, this forum has a way with people. I need some fresh air.
@BranKetra: ha, was gonna ask why you picked Comp Science, as I have a friend who did Computer Engineering here at Long Beach State for 5 years to get his bachelors and he hated every minute of it. I find mathematics fascinating, in a way. Growing up, in my K-12 education, I wasn't allowed to take anything even remotely math related. This meant no algebra, calculus, biology, chemistry, music or astronomy. So I'm pretty behind in most mathematical concepts, so there's no way I could effectively pursue a math related major, (although it would be an interesting challenge.)
Interesting about that quote from Einstein. Widespread opinion, (at least historically), is that majors like Creative Writing and Poetry and Art have little value in a greater societal context, but I tend to disagree. Who's to say we'd still have the rich literary history we currently enjoy, (and I'm talking worldwide, not just the U.S.) if writing were simply a hobby, rather than a required subject in most schools.
Actually, high level writing courses should be mandatory for all majors, in my opinion, but they simply aren't, while even liberal arts majors need at least a year of statistics or higher math. This is really odd to me. It kind of showcases that we as a society value these math and science skills and majors (they are the ones typically paying the most money after school). Remember my friend who did his bachelors in engineering? Near the end of his program, the school found out about 85% of the engineering students didn't know how to effectively write at a college level so they made them all take a introductory college level writing course. 90% of them had to retake it.
Are you planning on continuing on with school after you finish or are you planning on working?
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