<p>Hey guys. My english teacher told me today that I should really consider being an english major. I've thought about it some. I really enjoy writing; basically everything from satires to analysis to poetry to fiction. And i enjoy many types of writing from newsprint to literature to poetry to Grisham. I'll be at notre dame in the fall, not really sure how strong their prgm. is but i would guess pretty strong. they also have a creative writing program that seems appealing.
All in all though, i dont know if i should go into journalism or law school or being a teacher, but at least i think i might have my major figured out. anybody have the same sort of "awakening" lately. lol.</p>
<p>I had planned on majoring in English because of my love for writing, but ended up deciding that that isn't the major for me -- I'm much more writing-oriented than reading-oriented (i.e. I'm not fond of dissecting 16th-century literature).</p>
<p>i like the "dissecting" ok i guess, but i do enjoy writing more. i'll have my minor in journalism though so i will be getting my feel of it im sure.</p>
<p>I don't know how it is at Notre Dame, but at my school CW classes are offered by the English department, so you can take a few to qualify with your English major. You could even find yourself a class or two away from a minor, or maybe in a major with that. English would be a fantastic undergrad degree if you wanted to go to law school, j-school, or get your teaching certificate. </p>
<p>I haven't entered college yet (will this Fall) but I'm a potential English major and I'm almost dead certain that's what I'll study. In no other field do I have such broad interest, from Spencer and Marlowe, to Pound and Whitman, to Kerouac and Ginsberg. I get goosebumps just thinking about it. Can't wait!</p>
<p>kyledavid, what is your major? </p>
<p>i'm an English major. i do like the writing, but the dissecting can get annoying at times. but i guess that's what produces a better paper.</p>
<p>I'm an english major at Notre Dame (as of about two months ago :-), and I can tell you that the program is a strong one, at least in reputation. I'll only be a sophomore this fall, but I can tell you that the major is made up of ten classes: Intro to Literary Studies, 3 Literary Histories (British or American: two of one and one of the other), five upper level electives and one senior seminar. English is one of the larger majors (population wise) and therefore offers a variety of cool electives, many of which are crosslisted with other departments like American Studies, Medieval Studies and Film Television and Theatre, to name a few. </p>
<p>Looking at if from beyond an ND perspective, the English major in general offers a pretty wide spectrum of career possibilities not limited to law and teaching. It prepares you to present yourself well verbally and provides some cultural literacy that is sure to help in many fields, including business (regardless of what your econ major buddies tell you). It's flexible, so you can definitely double major and study abroad and personalize your experience. Plus it's pretty fun.</p>
<p>4321234:</p>
<p>Linguistics and computer science.</p>