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re: Which Liberal Arts degree do you feel is the hardest at LSU?
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:06 am to Pettifogger
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:06 am to Pettifogger
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I of course think STEM courses are objective more difficult, but nonetheless, it's a different skillset that engineering students don't always possess.
This.
I could never have done something like engineering simply because I am not that "type" of intelligent. It is undoubtedly more difficult than anything I could have done.
That said, I worked for LSU's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for 2 years (as their communications person) and some of the most intelligent people I knew couldn't write a sentence with proper grammar and correctly spelled words to save their lives.
I literally got paid to re-write these people's letters (even more personal letters, like letters of recommendation for students) and articles because they couldn't do it properly. While not as important as engineering in itself, it is important to a certain degree to look professional and intelligent all around. Broken English and misspelled articles in your literature don't help anything, for sure.
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.
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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.
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Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:08 am to Superior Pariah
I've heard very good things about LSU's Comparative Lit department, and considering people in the South don't read I imagine it would be that one.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:09 am to CapitalCityDevil
My best friend majored in some sort of writing at LSU. He is now a very successful attorney in Houston making really good money. He's an incredible writer and he's brilliant.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:11 am to SabiDojo
If you're not stuck on "creative" writing, you can make a very decent living technical writing and grant/proposal writing. People who write grants/proposals in DC make like $70k. Not shabby. And it is pretty in-demand there.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:15 am to LouisianaLady
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If you're not stuck on "creative" writing, you can make a very decent living technical writing and grant/proposal writing.
I know multiple people who graduated in creative writing who are making 70k plus in advertising. It's not a black hole by any means. It's a skill that can be developed. What you do with it is up to you.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:16 am to LouisianaLady
That's a pretty low salary for the DC, though. I do that here in BR for a much more comfortable salary given the cost of living.
(I'm one of those creative writing grads not working creatively)
(I'm one of those creative writing grads not working creatively)
This post was edited on 10/9/15 at 11:18 am
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:18 am to SundayFunday
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Women's and Gender studies
I took this class during the summer and the lady spent an entire class lecturing on how bad rape is and how no one deserves to be raped. I don't know who she was trying to convince. No one was arguing for rape.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:19 am to biglego
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I took this class during the summer and the lady spent an entire class lecturing on how bad rape is and how no one deserves to be raped. I don't know who she was trying to convince. No one was arguing for rape.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:19 am to crazy4lsu
My degree, with a double major in government relations and public relations, has landed me me jobs in NYC, where I was moved to a London office, back to DC, and now to Seattle.
I'd say a liberal arts degree is what YOU make it.
I'd say a liberal arts degree is what YOU make it.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:20 am to CherryGarciaMan
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I majored in history and have minors in African American studies and sociology. LSU was a cakewalk. Never went to class. Never studied. Spent five football seasons there. Stayed stoned. Good times man
Pretty much my exact same experience at LSU.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:21 am to StringedInstruments
Some of the social sciences classes can be pretty tough. I think the average gpa for a few of the classes was 2.3-2.7 range. They required a lot of reading and personal research.
I had some other higher level BA classes that while easy, had a pretty rigorous workload outside of class. Most students had pretty lax schedule but I was 8-3 every day so it was a super pain setting up interviews with people for the research I needed.
I took quite a few business classes too. A lotThe people in the business classes weren't overall any smarter than the people or more effective. Just different. More introverted. Most of the people in those classes couldn't run a project worth shite.
I had some other higher level BA classes that while easy, had a pretty rigorous workload outside of class. Most students had pretty lax schedule but I was 8-3 every day so it was a super pain setting up interviews with people for the research I needed.
I took quite a few business classes too. A lotThe people in the business classes weren't overall any smarter than the people or more effective. Just different. More introverted. Most of the people in those classes couldn't run a project worth shite.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:32 am to Superior Pariah
Everyone hates on liberal arts majors. I graduated with a double major in History and psychology in 1987. I have done pretty well professionally. I went back to school for an MBA in 2008 sponsored by my company. It was IMO much easier than my under grad years. Maybe it was the lack of distractions or better organization skills. IDK. My MBA GPA was 3.66. I never sniffed anything near that at LSU.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:33 am to Superior Pariah
Drama or industrial engineering. It's a toss up.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:48 am to LucasP
Tons of engineers would do really badly in a liberal arts program. All that reading and writing is not always easy for folks with technical or math-oriented minds.
Friend of mine is a aerospace engineer for United Airlines. 4.0 in engineering classes, almost failed English and History.
I have a history degree and I work for GE on their intelligent device and industrial internet stuff...granted, I document it, I don't build it :D
Friend of mine is a aerospace engineer for United Airlines. 4.0 in engineering classes, almost failed English and History.
I have a history degree and I work for GE on their intelligent device and industrial internet stuff...granted, I document it, I don't build it :D
Posted on 10/9/15 at 12:52 pm to Superior Pariah
Creative Writing program at LSU is the bomb, but having to deal with all the delusional Jack Kerouac and Maya Angelou-wannabes makes it infuriating.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 12:59 pm to Superior Pariah
A male in Women and Gender studies might be impossible. All of your teachers and classmates hate you for having a penis.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:01 pm to CapitalCityDevil
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I'd say life is what YOU make it.
FIFY but the same applies to a liberal arts degree or any degree for that matter. Most liberal arts grads I know are pretty intelligent. Some are bat shite crazy, some normal. But I've met some engineers who were weird as frick too so... Again, its all what you make of it.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:04 pm to tigerinthebueche
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You don't go to college to get a job. You go to college to become educated.
This is one of the most false things I've ever seen posted on here.
The notion that college is primarily to be an educated individual is a big reason why the system is so broken.
A college degree is an investment. You either get a good return on your investment or a bad one.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:09 pm to DrSteveBrule
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A college degree is an investment. You either get a good return on your investment or a bad one.
why are the two mutually exclusive (investment and education)? One can get a good return on being well educated, no? Its worked well for me so far.
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The notion that college is primarily to be an educated individual is a big reason why the system is so broken.
I can agree with this however.
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