<p>okay, i know whatever i'm doing in college is already not practical in finding a job. but whatever. so i'm just in this dilemma where i'm not sure whether i should add a philosophy major to my creative writing major, or just get one or the other and take theater courses (just caz i like it, that's all really). </p>
<p>i just hear that a phil degree is looked at higher than a creative writing major for grad school, and it might be better for grad school. don't really know how true that is. </p>
<p>i just know that all subjects, creative writing, philosophy, theater, aren't practical choices career-wise. so i'm not even considering that aspect. though, i really do like theater, and i've wanted to be a playwright, but i don't know if i need all those theater history courses or not.</p>
<p>anyway, i know a similiar post like this is posted already, but i hope to change this a little bit so that i can just have a bit more insight on whether a phil degree can really do me that much good for grad school or if having only a creative writing degree can leave me regretting much. i hope someone says something, unlike the other one!</p>
<p>Career-wise: If you want to be a playwright it doesn't really matter what degrees and majors you've chosen in university. You'll be picked up as a writer based on what you've written and how creative you are, not what university or major you have on your CV. Some of the best authors and playwrights in the world never even went to university. You need to choose the courses you believe will assist you most in bettering yourself as a writer. Creative writing will almost certainly help you in this aspect, but a philosophy major may also, as you'll learn to look at things from different perspectives etc. (I don't exactly know all of what a philosophy degree encompasses but I'm sure it'd help).</p>
<p>Grad School: If you're looking at grad school (in a theatre area) I still think they're going to be more concerned with what your writing's like rather than your course choices. I'm sure many people who major in philosophy turn to writing, as do creative writing majors, obviously. I think you should just look at each course and see which best suits your aspirations and interests as a writer.</p>
<p>cool, thanks. i do get a lot of my ideas from studying philosophy, and not from reading other plays or novels. i'm interested in what actors/playwrights think about this. i've heard an actress suggest studying other disciplines rather than acting alone. well, even if i double major, i still have room for like 2 or 3 more fun classes. so both might be doable. thanks for listening.</p>