[cannedpeaches]

is anyone planning to major in english? just wondering what kinds of jobs there are out there for english majors

[delightful123]

i'm an english major~ i'm gonna apply to the creative writing program but i'm double majoring with economics~

i think an english major is very versatile, but i think it'd be wise to double major or minor with something else~

[plusone]

^wait, a bit off-topic, but u go to NU right?
how difficult/demanding is econ?

[cannedpeaches]

i'm an english major~ i'm gonna apply to the creative writing program but i'm double majoring with economics~

i think an english major is very versatile, but i think it'd be wise to double major or minor with something else~

that sounds SO good. like kind of what i was thinking of doing..english and business. but what kind of job are you going to look for after graduation?

[shinny갈쓰]

i'm planning on majoring in English!

[eliteninja]

yeah i want to major in English also
so this thread interests me

[delightful123]

^wait, a bit off-topic, but u go to NU right?
how difficult/demanding is econ?

yeah i go to NU~ (yesss finally someone who knows it's not NW, it's NU xD)

i think econ anywhere is pretty demanding... NU has a very strong economics program... so i'd say it's pretty demanding =/ my brain isn't very economics-geared, so it's a struggle for me to maintain even a B average~

[plusone]

^heh i only know that cuz im goin to NU next year

i actually considered english for a major... but asides from law or professor-ing im not sure what careers are out there. maybe im narrow minded but i couldnt come up with anything.
hence, economics and ________.

[miridia]

i wanna do a kajillion things.
i'd like to do asian languages and literatures plus english. ;D but then i wanna do all things else so i've yet to figure it out. ;D
you could be a copy editor...if you're in english.
english teacher. english as a second language teacher. college professor. or a lawyer. ;DDDDDD

[plusone]

you could be a copy editor...if you're in english.
english teacher. english as a second language teacher. college professor. or a lawyer. ;DDDDDD

heh
so if i were to major in english, i would toil through four years of reading incredibly difficult books so that... i can read them for the rest of my life?
lawyer ftw.

[delightful123]

haha you can do a lot of things with an english major... you could even go into business if you wanted to~ it's a skill that's needed in a lot of professions~

[plusone]

haha you can do a lot of things with an english major... you could even go into business if you wanted to~ it's a skill that's needed in a lot of professions~

reading shakespeare for business?
i was interested in english because im a writer kind of guy, but i got turned off by rumors of going through AP Lit Delux again...

[miridia]

reading shakespeare for business?
i was interested in english because im a writer kind of guy, but i got turned off by rumors of going through AP Lit Delux again...

You could always be a writer without going to college...

I'll be a writer when I'm old and have enough money just to be all by myself with no interruptions. ;DDD
And yes, you can be a lawyer--since you'll learn how to 'persuade' and reason with/against people...but you have to go to law school too. Soo...yeah...basically a double major?

Writers don't get too much money in general though...
Unless your a genius who can create a charismatic world like Rowling's HP and whatnot.
Then you could earn millions...*the dream i could never have*

[plusone]

^i AM going to college, i DONT want to be a writer though i like writing, and i AM studying to be a lawyer (law school in the distant future), but im majoring in econ and something else so i could become an attorney without reading shakespeare at all lol

[touche`]

Heidi!@ you're in creative writing? Tell me more about it. I'm thinking majoring in ENGLISH> Creative writing also.

[delightful123]

reading shakespeare for business?
i was interested in english because im a writer kind of guy, but i got turned off by rumors of going through AP Lit Delux again...

haha... uh... reading shakespeare isn't the only thing you do with an english major........

being an english major enhances your writing skills and your ability to think critically. being able to write is a skill greatly needed in business right now, since a lot of people in business can't write at all (and this was told to me by the vice president of boeing, who is an english major himself).

creative writing at NU? i haven't actually applied to the program yet~ but at NU there are three tracks (poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction). you take intro classes to those, and apply to whichever programs you want