<p>Why doesn't FSU just get it over with and officially change its motto from Latin "Vires, Artes, Mores" to updated English "Strength, Skill, Character" just like FSU uses in its own advertising here on College Confidential? It seems using one uniform motto for everything by FSU would be sounder.</p>
<p>As an FSU alumnus I would strenuously resist such trendy updating.</p>
<p>I agree FSU should stick with “Vires, Artes, Mores.” Much is lost in attempting to translate it to three English words. FSU unofficially seems to be using “Strength, Skill, Character” though too as a motto. FSU should only use the Latin motto.</p>
<p>The English translation is a sales pitch to potential students who have not had, nor been exposed in a significant way to, Latin.</p>
<p>A pet peeve of mine is supposed college graduates not able to distinguish “alumnus, alumna, alumnae, alumni.” All college students should be taught just before they graduate a mandatory 1 minute Latin class to learn what they are soon to become! </p>
<p>Actually, two years of Latin in high school wouldn’t hurt anyone!</p>
<p>Lizard, you’re either a 40+ parent or teacher or one of the most gifted kids I’ve met. I continue to be amazed by your mature perspective - supposedly emanating from a teenager?</p>
<p>What a silly pet peeve. Why would anyone in this country need Latin?</p>
<p>Quidne? Latin est a optimus lingua. Perficio pro intelligendo preteritus.</p>
<p>I’m not a teenager in high school, I’ll be classified as a senior in college at the end of this fall semester.</p>
<p>Nobody has to study Latin–I didn’t say so. Nobody even needs to speak English in the United States either–one can get by without English. Nobody needs to use a handkerchief to blow their nose–one can use their shirttail. I don’t really care if someone says they’re an ‘alumni’ of XYZ College. It is just a little thing, but when I finally graduate from college I’ll describe myself as an alumna.</p>
<p>Ah yes, and you’ll be applying to FSU for grad school?</p>
<p>I think that everyone should know a little latin (helps for sure on the SAT for figuring out the roots of words and stuff) but honestly, In florida we should be teaching spanish as many many people here speak it. I’m lucky enough to be fluent in English and mostly fluent in spanish due to my spanish heritage. Not to knock latin as its great and is an amazing tool to help figure out root words, etc. But I love the practicality of learning something and then being able to use it (I’m trying to learn ASL right now, so I can better communicate with others who are differently abled than myself.</p>
<p>I hope to apply to FSU eventually for masters degree program, as well as other colleges. I will be a senior for 2 years though because I am working on completing two different bachelor’s degrees–education and CSD speech-language pathology. When I entered college I had 2 years of dual enrollment credits, so I have opportunity to do two degrees in 4 years. I need a masters to be a speech-language pathologist. I just talked to an advisor at USF this morning about the USF masters program and she said because of budget concerns only 45 will probably be admitted next fall instead of current 65–they get about 400 applicants. Who knows what will happen at FSU with their masters program in next few years either? It is going to be very competitive getting into a program, and I’ll have to work hard to get in anywhere; so far I am doing pretty good. Teaching is a backup plan for me.</p>