<p>it sounds like you are leaving the decision completely up to her…which is great (!) but surprising. she’s really lucky to have parents who wouldn’t mind her turning down Harvard.</p>
<p>anyways, I’m glad to hear that she liked the open house at Bowdoin. I’m heading up there for the open house on the 24th, and it’s the only college “admitted students event” i was invited to… so much for being “courted” by a bunch of schools. so I’m hoping for a good time at Bowdoin</p>
<h2>This is something my Dad brings up a lot - and it’s why he’s definitely not going to let me major in philosophy or english. </h2>
<p>I was just checking out the English Department at Brown on their website. They recently did an alumni survey about the career paths of English majors. Looks like people are thriving in all walks of life—from arts/entertainment to Law/business/management, and of course, a lot of are in publishing, teaching,etc. They seem to greatly value the skills honed as an English major—an efficient and critical reader and a proficient writer/communicator.</p>
<p><a href=“English | Brown University”>English | Brown University;
<p>I WAS IN THAT CLASS TOO! This is really weird…</p>
<p>Uhm, I also worry about the practicality of Bowdoin. Some people just seemed, as the OP stated, uninterested in where their education takes them.</p>
<p>i don’t understand the anxiety here. some people may be uninterested in what they’re doing with a bowdoin education but most are. those who aren’t may have reasons for not being. perhaps they’re already independently wealthy. or their families have large amounts of money. as someone who majored in english, came from a middle-class background, and chose bowdoin over UVa, i can tell you that, since i was focussed on where i would be after graduation, i found it rather easy to chart my path. bowdoin was well known at the government agencies i worked for immediately after graduation and i think my transcript from bowdoin helped in getting into an HYS law school. i can appreciate a desire for uniformity in commitment to post-graduate plans and ambitions, but some (a small number of) people at bowdoin just aren’t focussed in the same way. that doesn’t mean the degree suffers, or that it will be anything less than beneficial for career prospects of students who are focussed.</p>
<p>I heard grade deflation policy is enforced quite strictly at Bowdoin. I’m a little nervous.</p>
<p>Grade deflation? That’s highly doubtful.</p>
<p>^^^
Someone at Bowdoin told me that average GPA for one senior class(didn’t say which year) was 2.7(B-)? And that a few years back a student graduated with straight A and the school thought the professors were not “critical” enough.</p>
<p>there’s an old thread on here about the “Bowdoin B” saying that it’s tough to get higher than B grades… but I’ve also heard that grade deflation/inflation varies with the departments, and that certain ones are known for being one way or the other</p>