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I have a BA in liberal arts, and I'd like to go to graduate school to study computer science. My first job out of school (2 yrs) had me writing SQL and I've worked for the last 2 years writing SAS programs and some VBA and UNIX scripting, so I'm not totally...
Started by eutocius on
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I have a much stronger background....
I have a BS in computer science and a BA in language/literature .
With that said, it's not impossible to go from a liberal-arts education background is mostly in the arts.
Related blogs and whatnot.
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Posted Yesterday, 09:04 AM
Because all teachers are in unions and liberals are in bed with the unions?
Started by edjr on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at fftodayforums):
Liberal Arts, and Mathmatics.....
ETA: The more I think about it the more this makes sense .
A person with a Liberal Arts degree doesn't know enough about anything to get, Engineering, and Mathmatics.
Is the liberal way.
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Hey everyone, I have completed a college degree in a major that was essentially pre-med, but now I'm interested in working as a computer programmer.
Since I have minimal experience in programming, I realize that I have to (1) learn programming and (2)...
Started by Eric on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Once you....
Once you have completed a few decent projects go for a junior job, make sure they see your enthusiasm and willingness to learn and someone will take you on .
Learn to code first - you will either love it and know you wish to pursue it, or not .
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Just curious, how many of you out there would choose a liberal arts college over an Ivy League school if you got the choice?? Like, who for example could choose Amherst over Harvard's prestige?? Do you think the intimacy in LACs are worth more than the...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at collegeconfidential):
Academic graduate schools should know which ....
Academic fit includes strength of departments in your intended or possible majors .
Choose based on academic and non-academic fit and net cost of attendance .
The high selectivity LACs are also high prestige.
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What does it mean to study "liberal arts" at university? like what are the liberal arts?
Started by lolasita on
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The study of many fields.
So history, arts, etc.
Liberal Arts covers anything not science related.
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Hello again! CC is proving to be very helpful for me!... I HAVE WOKEN UP TO MY SENSES AND I AM THINKING not just in HYPSM terms now. I am an International high school senior and my penchant for Liberal Arts colleges is increasingly increasing :P
Here ...
Started by nishadpotdar on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at collegeconfidential):
First you were worried about ECs and....
Breathe.
Stand back.
Oh my god, now I'm told that Liberal Arts college grads have 'bleak' job prospects! OH NO! I WANT! LIBERAL ARTS! URGG! You are getting sucked into the CC vortex.
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Be a little skeptical, as the study was done by the Social Science Research Council, but some interesting findings:
Quote: : It found that students who had mastered the ability to think critically, reason analytically and write effectively by their senior...
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I'm a bit believer in....
I'd like to see the same study.
They think, reason and write — skills most associated with a liberal arts education — were far more whether these high scoring students were liberal arts majors at all.
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Started by gonenova on
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LOL Might as well major in dungeons.
It will make my job market that much less competitive .
Thank you for your pursuance in liberal arts.
Is that the punchline as well? This is actually the opposite of a problem .
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What kinds of people (academically and in terms of future career plans) would be best off going to an LAC?
Started by DachshundLover on
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LAC tend to draw people who
-Love Learning about everything
-Don't know what to specialize in
-Don't want to specialize in something
-Like a smaller higher... .
College should not be Vo-Tech school.
They can then go do anything.
Anyone who wants to be educated.
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An ineresting piece in Bloomberg:
Klein: Harvard?s Liberal-Arts Failure Is Wall Street?s Gain - Bloomberg
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As it is, he's merely speculating that the LA majors end up in Finance because that's where they can find 1) a formal application process, 2) nice pay,... .
It would have been nice if the writer got some Wall Street firms to explain why they hire LA grads .
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