I Want To Attend New York University

From the outside, it is hard to see why I would want to earn a liberal arts degree. Time and time again, the lifetime earnings of workers who studied in the liberal arts are outpaced by their peers who worked in engineering. These “hard sciences” of math and engineering are lauded as the “right choice” for future success by ambitious parents and counselors, while liberal arts degrees are the butt of jokes. However, for me, a liberal arts degree means a lot more than just making money. It means a global vision and universality across disciplines, as well as many future opportunities to change the world radically.

I've spent the last two years as a business major mostly due to my father putting the fear of God into me by telling me that if I major in anything other than business that I would end up poor and permanently jobless. As a naive 17-year-old that had always done as told, I chose not to research his statements and opted to pick a major in the business field that I felt I could handle at a school that I was told had a good job placement rate. So, the two years that I spent studying marketing at Clarion were two years that I never thought much about humanities majors. In fact, I was so far gone into my little bubble that I refused to acknowledge

At some point in the process of choosing a college, you may have to choose a college major, or at the very least begin to narrow your options. While being undecided for awhile is fine, you probably want to have some idea of what you want to do when you start the college application process. You want to make sure you make the right college choice, and there’s nothing worse than finding your dream school only to realize it doesn’t offer the major you’ve ultimately chosen. Even though you know you can’t put it off forever, choosing your major can be tough.

Everyone who decides to enroll in college must, at some point, think about what area they want to major in. There are many things that students consider when choosing a major. Some make their decision based on what they think can make them the most money once they begin their lives in the work force. However, many students believe that if you choose a major that interests you and challenges you then you can use those skills that can help you in any career. (R. Landrum & S. Davis, 2014) Let’s face it. Employers know that when they hire someone straight out of college they are not immediately going to know

Moreover, someone once told me “major in something that will make money and minor in something that you love”. When choosing a major people need to understand the financial side of a career path. Students should also do research on the employment rate for future years of their desired major. A physiology major cannot expect to make the salary of an engineering student. The university can only help you so much. While in college, students should focus on networking, becoming involved on campus and doing internships in order to obtain a job and not solely rely on the university because it is a competitive job market and companies want to hire the best of the best. Students need to “brand themselves”. Furthermore, SUNY Buffalo created a program known as the “Finish in 4” program should be incorporated in universities nationwide. Through an extensive but yet rewarding program students have the ability to graduate debt free, but they obtained it through hard work. It is a stress reliever for students because now they will graduate knowing they have a full time position waiting for them upon graduation. When students graduate they receive this paper known as the

Though I am currently undecided in my major, I know that regardless of what I choose, Georgetown University will offer me the opportunities, support, and teaching excellence to succeed. What first drew me to Georgetown University was the focus on academic excellence; not only will I be able to learn in-depth about my chosen area of study from prominent and engaged professors, but I will also be able to nourish my mind across the disciplines. One of my goals is to be able to not only study in my chosen field, but to learn how to think differently, to solve problems creatively and efficiently, and to be able to challenge myself on a daily basis. I know that when I decide on a major it will be because Georgetown University provided me with the

A liberal arts degree is much more than a piece of paper representing a waste of time and money, as some may believe. Instead, a liberal arts degree is a piece of paper representing true utilization of what further education should really be. Often times, people get caught up in the question of where they're going, but while it's important to strive for success, they forget to strive for quality. This applies to college students in the sense that, when choosing a major, practicality is often prioritized over passion.

One thing I have had concerns about is whether I am taking the right major for what I want to be. I have always been interested in people and what they do and think, and choosing social science just felt right to me. However, I have have seen very few undergraduate urban planning programs, and I like that the University of Maryland, University College fits in with my working-adult lifestyle, even though they do not offer a specific major for urban planning. The Princeton Review explains how "Urban Planning majors study

Going into college as an undeclared major is, while common, a bit intimidating. It seems like everyone around you knows what they want to be. While your classmates talk about their future careers as a podiatrist or a chemical engineer, you sit back and try not to freak out because you're still not sure what you want to do. The reason I chose Indiana University is because I know that while attending, I will receive the guidance to explore different majors and find what fits me.

Deciding on a college major is huge, but what's even greater is the variety of career paths available through Liberal Arts. I went this route because it didn't limit my choices or pigeonhole me into one option. I've changed my mind a few times, but at the same time, I am learning the sociocultural skills needed to work anywhere. Baker and Baldwin (2015) emphasizes “exposing its students to a breadth of disciplinary and interdisciplinary experiences; helps them develop strong analytical, communication, and conceptual skills; and encourages them to engage in social and political issues to develop their attitudes and skills as effective citizens” (p.253). This is a positive argument against critics who constantly bash the ongoing staying power of the Liberal Arts program.

I am interested in attending Tulane University because of its academic and social opportunities as well as its location. Tulane has strong history, theatre, and dance departments. It is important to me that I go to a university where I can receive the best possible education in the areas that interest me. I am also interested in Tulane because it is a school where it is very easy to double major and minor. I have a lot of interests, and I think college is the time for me to explore them. The admissions counselor I spoke with told me that 70% of Tulane students have a minor, 33% have a double major, and some students even have a triple major. I think this also shows that Tulane is the type of school that attracts ambitious students with a variety of interests. Additionally, I like that the core curriculum at Tulane allows students to investigate different areas of interests and to possibly find a new direction for themselves. The admissions counselor I spoke to also discussed that around 1/3 of Tulane students study abroad. This appeals to me because I would like to be able to go study theatre in Europe. Furthermore, I have been studying Spanish for over seven years, so I am interested in study abroad in Spain where I could be completely immersed in the language.

When I first went to college I was seventeen years old with a knack for writing, an investment in history through story-telling, and curious about group dynamics, psychology, and sociology. When I was seventeen these weren’t the words I used to describe my interests in continuing education and because of this I remember scanning through majors that didn’t fit all my interests simultaneously. For a moment, Liberal Arts caught my eye as it gave me the freedom to explore my own identity. However, upon sharing this out loud with those in my mesosystem the underlying message of choosing this major ultimately

The College of Arts and Science and Vanderbilt University offers a wide range of majors and minors that allow a student to explore multiple areas of study to determine what their true passion is. At Vanderbilt, I hope to take advantage of these different content areas to mold myself into a well-rounded student and individual.

The amount of majors that VCU has to offer piqued my interest. I constantly scrolled through the list of majors and felt like they were never ending. Finding a major can be extremely difficult, at least for me. I want to make sure that I have no regrets of what I will be pursuing in because

Senior year in high school is the time we finally approach the first look at college applications. For many, it may be simple, for others it may not. Some of us have had our lives planned out earlier than others. others may see it as a scary lifelong decision to be made when choosing a major. One way students make their decision by planning ahead and seeing the actual potential available within a major.