<p>THere apperas to be alot of philosophy majors this year!
I'm noting this because I am a philos major and I'm really worried that this will drive up the competition for spaces in philosophy. </p>
<p>I'm assuming most of you philos. majors want to go to UCLA or UC Berkeley, since the philos. deparments in the other UC's are subpar.</p>
<p>What do you people think about this?</p>
<p>I recall that the average gpa for cal/ucla in ccc philos admits was around 3.4 for both schools.</p>
<p>Are there more philos majors overall or are there just more philos majors on college confidential this year!?</p>
<p>I couldn't figure out how to edit my post so I'll just state it in a reply.
I shouldn't have said subpar, what I meant to say is that the other UC philosophy deparments do not range enough in philosophical interests.</p>
<p>For example davis/san diego seemed to focus on phil. of science
santa barbara on philos of law... etc.</p>
<p>In terms of having a classical and analytic philosophy education, ucb and ucla seem like the best places to go.</p>
<p>Well it all depends on your interests -- I want UCB because it is (the) deep(est) in phenomenology (Dreyfus and Noe) and the intersection between phenomenology and neuroscience seems to be on the rise. Plus you have Searle there so that is a big plus..I heard he is arrogant from some former students.</p>
<p>If you are into Continental DO NOT go to UCLA, you will be disappointed.</p>
<p>I am not too worried about not getting in...but ya there seem to be alot, perhaps a majority want to tail off into law.</p>
<p>I want to go to UCLA because of David Kaplin and their logicians. I also like their concentrate on the individual philosophers (which I am aware that all decent schools have), and the professors of these courses are phenomenal.</p>
<p>They also have Peter Singer come as a guest lecturer from time to time. You can't pass that up! I am not worried about getting in. I did all of the pre-req's, got my school's philosophy department scholarship and have taken 8 phil courses. I also have a solid GPA. But then again... certainty is foolish. lol.</p>
<p>Cal Berkeley all the way. They have legends like Searle and Strout. I've seen their undergraduate workload looks a bit daunting, but nevertheless rewarding.</p>
<p>Ah. From my observations from last years' and this year's posts. There seems to be a sizable amount of philosophy students applying ever year. But, fret not, UCs always seem to have room for them. I don't believe I recall seeing or hearing about a single philosophy student being rejected.</p>
<p>Russell was at UCLA! Also they have/had the foremost scholar on medevial thought! I wish I knew his name, but I think he retired/died.</p>
<p>I want UCLA behind me so when/if I go to graduate school (<em>cough</em>NYU<em>cough</em>) then I will have one amazing school after another.</p>
<p>Google something called "Philosophical Gourmet" and you'll see a list of the best grad schools for philosophy. UCLA kicks UCB's ASS!</p>
<p>Oh yeah! I saw the flier and wanted to go but I couldn't find time. A friend that went said that Singer looks like an average guy that drives a crappy Toyota. I guess he follows his philosophy... lol.</p>
<p>I don't know how they could qualify a ranking for Philosophy. Philosophical Gourmet is so bias in their rankings. Just like U.S. News and World Report.</p>
<p>lol, my dad's joke when I was 7 was that I have a specialty in rhetoric. Of course I didn't get the joke until I was in HS...</p>
<p>I want to concentrate on ethics, go to law school and then work for university hospitals as an in-house lawyer to defend their practice that may be considered "unethical," you know, euthanasia etc etc. I know in-house lawyers tend to be... subpar to the big firm honchos (my dad is one of these), but it doesn't matter... I want to defend abortion, euthanasia and any other ethical medical issue that may arise in my lifetime.</p>
<p>Has anybody else realized: Over the years I have come to the realization that Philosophy majors know the Names of professors before they get to the school. Generally, you cannot say the same for science majors or other humanities majors etc. There is something about the INDIVIDUAL qua personality that creates a kind of pop star aura about the professor.</p>
<p>lol. i agree freudcarl. It may be because we have to read the works of these philosophers. I read Thomas Nagel (crazy son of a gun) and he teaches (or taught, who knows) at NYU and Singer heads up the Princeton philosophy department.</p>
<p>David Kaplan created a symbolic logic program that can help you do monster proofs! It opens a box when you do a CP and then closes it when you're finished with it. So you can still see the actual question and not go down 30 pages. Sweet. I can't wait to use that when/if I go to UCLA!!</p>
<p>I also think that philosophy professors are awesome because they can look like crazy homeless people and no one would bat an eyelid. Have you seen some of the professors at UCLA? They look like they've been sleeping in the bushes for a few months. Others just look like the old guy next door that is always watering their lawn.</p>
<p>Oh and I know you will all lament with me about this.</p>
<p>Don't you hate it when someone goes, "Philosophy? Oh yeah, a lot of job options with THAT major." or "Philosophy major? Oh, so then you can tell me what the meaning of life is." or "Yeah, that's a great major. Sit around and think all the time, you're really getting stuff done."</p>
<p>I've heard it all. The best one is, "What came first, the chicken or the egg?"</p>