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re: Which Liberal Arts degree do you feel is the hardest at LSU?
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:58 am to SabiDojo
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:58 am to SabiDojo
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Do people really want to live in a world where universities stop offering courses in art, history, philosophy, and literature? I sure don't.
Yeah, and the huge majority of those people don't go sit in some room and write papers on literature. They end up selling medical supplies or going to law school or starting a small business. You know, arguably stuff that is productive (our profession aside).
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Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:01 am to Pettifogger
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Yeah, and the huge majority of those people don't go sit in some room and write papers on literature. They end up selling medical supplies or going to law school or starting a small business. You know, arguably stuff that is productive (our profession aside).
And there's nothing wrong with that, imo.
I've said this before, but if you walk into a company and talk to anyone, chances are they didn't study business or finance in college. Lots of them studied art, history, biology, whatever.
Unless the job requires a particular license or skill, most businesses just want intelligent people.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:07 am to Pettifogger
A lot of people with liberal arts degrees pursue a skill or talent-based career that can't necessarily be taught. To them, the degree itself is the just a check-the-box formality so potential employers know that you went to school for something.
Yep, this is sadly another unteachable or at least difficult-to-teach skill. That's why large companies always have communication teams to filter every sentence before it reaches an external customer or the public. I have met a few engineers and scientists who are actually coherent and effective communicators. But I've yet to meet any who willingly acknowledge their shortcomings in that area.
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It still blows my mind that English (the course, not the language) doesn't come naturally and easily to people. But then again, I bet people feel the same way about math not coming as easily to me.
Yep, this is sadly another unteachable or at least difficult-to-teach skill. That's why large companies always have communication teams to filter every sentence before it reaches an external customer or the public. I have met a few engineers and scientists who are actually coherent and effective communicators. But I've yet to meet any who willingly acknowledge their shortcomings in that area.
This post was edited on 10/9/15 at 11:15 am
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