<p>I was wondering what the consensus on seminars was among the students. I was considering doing the LA seminar. should i?</p>
<p>I know I wanted to do the ss one</p>
<p>I’d like to know the answer to this as well (I’m thinking of doing the Ignatius Seminar).</p>
<p>I either want to do LAS or an Ignatius Seminar but the Ignatius Seminars are only for a semester so does that mean you have to do a science one? Because i’m not really a science person, is it possible to do 2 Ignatius Seminars?</p>
<p>Help, does any georgetown student think it worthwhile to do a seminar?</p>
<p>I just wrote a really detailed post, but then lost it. Frustrating. I shall summarize. I’m not bothering to write about how many credits things are, etc. I assume you’re smart enough to read the packet. I’m also leaving out how interesting the material is, that can be a selling point for some pole, less for others. Not my call.</p>
<p>For those confused, these programs are only available in the college. the other schools have their own similar programs</p>
<p>I took an Ignatius Seminar, knew other people who did, and knew a lot of the people in the LAS. I had no exposure to SS.</p>
<p>The best reason to take a seminar is to be in an environment conducive to letters of recommendation. Being in so small a class naturally facilitates this (of course, you still have to put in the work), and having so close a relationship with a professor your first semester freshman year definitely helps, especially if you want to get on the fast track to internships right away.</p>
<p>Meggs: you can only be enrolled in any one type of seminar at a time.</p>
<p>LAS:
*Heavily focused on reading. If you like working with charts, numbers, etc. this class will not play to your strength.
*Since it covers 8 requirements in the space normally needed to fulfill 6, it can be rather efficient.
*If, however, you’re coming in with AP credit in English, or History, you’re essentially wasting that credit
*Under normal course schedules, you get to decide whether the history you want to study is France or China, ancient or modern. Here though, the choice is more or less made for you.
*If you’re planning to major in history, English, philosophy, or theology you will likely have to take the introductory requirements again. Check the undergraduate handbook for specifics.
*Major assignments include 25ish(?) page long research papers (I can’t remember specific page lengths, and if there was one or two), and a final oral exam.
*The large credit size makes a big effect on your GPA (Although I’m told it can be split. Rather than get 3 A-'s for instance, you might get two A-'s and a B+)
*Most of the people I talked to were pleasantly surprised at how well they did
*Applications are rather competitive</p>
<p>Ignatius Seminars:
*Some of the less popular seminars have attendance that can be counted on one hand. The most any can have is 15.
*do not fulfill any requirements. This makes them a good chance to take classes you’ll never get to take again if you have a lot of AP credits, but a more careful decision if you’re coming in without many.
*Since taking a course dealing with, say linguistics, doesn’t open up any upper-level linguistics courses, etc. it’s often best to take these in a field that’s not your major
*Have a budget used for food, travel etc. throughout the city
*Interdisciplinary in approach. They can involve art, music, literature, taste, architecture, statistics, etc.
*workload, grading, etc. varies greatly by teacher, so I can’t really summarize
*You must apply for three. I find this stupid, but that’s not my call. Even if you rank something as third, they will likely put you there if there aren’t enough applicants to fill all the seats.
*No matter which you take, it will show up on your transcript as “Ignatius seminar,” that is, it will not say which one you took.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do :/</p>