IDrownFish of the Seven Seas wrote:
idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
You're taking calculus? Please tell me you actually intend to go into math, science, or comp sci.
Comp Sci, actually. So it's required.
That said, I'm planning to be an attorney in the long run, so the Comp Sci degree is honestly just kind of a filler to get me through undergrad. I would take a Pre Law major, but my school doesn't have that, and Poli Sci would be interesting, but not enough to make me risk my future on it. The thing with Comp Sci is that further down the road, if something happens or I change my mind about law school, I can always fall back on my major for a job. They're
always hiring in that field.
And your actual major really doesn't matter for most law schools. I knew a lawyer who was a music major before she went to law school.
People in law who understand how technology works WOULD be nice... And, take it from someone who has been looking at job listings a lot lately, comp sci is VERY high in demand.
Mazra wrote:
Your college thing sounds like the most complicated educational buffet ever. Here you pretty much pick a class for what you want to be and they give you all the necessary courses.
I can't comment on how smaller schools handle it, but universities rarely have many specific required courses. Here, we have areas in which you need to do coursework. Rutgers general requirements include 2 math, 3 writing intensive courses (and expository writing if you don't have an AP credit, which I did
), diversity/global awareness courses, humanities, and 2 sciences. Then your major takes about 12 classes on top of that. For some programs, these are specific (like Organic Chem, Bio, Physics, etc.), but most programs require coursework in fields that are covered by many classes. My philosophy degree, for instance, had a logic requirement that could have been fulfilled by 4-5 different classes, Epistemology, Ancient Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, etc. No specific courses in those areas, just had to be concerned with them.
My history degree was the same way, but they didn't even have something as specific as logic.
I actually had this guy in town on OKC send me a message the other day, wanting to get together. Our match rating was around 50% and we both have answered a lot of questions. This guy is sexist, anti-abortion, thinks that flag burning should be illegal, but considers himself liberal. I was like 
I know there's more to being liberal than being feminist friendly, but sh*t... And I've never understood the whole obsession with the flag. If it's expected, I'll stand up out of respect and all, but it's just a piece of cloth. If people want to burn it, I say let them.
