tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986803737547990443.post7250988706109794314..comments2023-07-29T11:37:56.836-04:00Comments on University of Nonsensical Happenings: Registration TimeThe New Hampshiritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451642892012976773noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986803737547990443.post-56393756961407431262010-12-01T12:16:35.375-05:002010-12-01T12:16:35.375-05:00I think Gen eds are a good idea, they get you out ...I think Gen eds are a good idea, they get you out of the same classes with the same people, you get to study (only briefly) a wide range of different topics, you meet tons of other students, whats so bad about that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986803737547990443.post-88798580462553428612010-11-30T19:30:41.420-05:002010-11-30T19:30:41.420-05:00As someone who switched into the History departmen...As someone who switched into the History department after being in COLSA for the first two years, a History degree has to be one of the easiest degrees to get. In 4 semesters I will have taken the required courses for a History major, as well as a minor. <br /><br />I think one of the craziest things about the History department is the Colloquium class. God forbid you can't wake up and be waiting outside the History department office at the ass-crack of dawn to sign up for a thesis class just so you aren't stuck in one about 17th Century New England. Heck, I love New England, but if I'm stuck writing a paper that is supposed to show how much I've learned here, on a topic I know nothing about, is a pile of BS. Other departments actually, oh I don't know, let you CHOOSE what you want to write your thesis about. Good thing I was one of the nerds waiting outside the department office at 7:30am last Monday so I could get into the 797 class that I was actually interested in.<br /><br />And I'll add a fist pump or hand shake or whatever you prefer for being a fellow Modern U.S. concentration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986803737547990443.post-28771542862493178472010-11-30T16:14:54.687-05:002010-11-30T16:14:54.687-05:00Yes agreed to all of the above... it shows too - i...Yes agreed to all of the above... it shows too - i bet most students GPA's are actually higher in their major related classes than in their gen ed required classes.<br /><br />btw - greatest quote you've put on the blog yet?? "I have taken all of the general education courses I need to graduate; I'm not sure if a single one of them has made me a more intelligent and well-rounded human being. Sure I know arbitrary facts on random topics, but I can get that off Snapple caps or Wikipedia. "The Maine Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206274858663354085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986803737547990443.post-38194350386796667092010-11-30T14:24:44.023-05:002010-11-30T14:24:44.023-05:00quite cuckooesquequite cuckooesqueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986803737547990443.post-86681591509641220282010-11-30T11:58:31.334-05:002010-11-30T11:58:31.334-05:00Gen Eds are such a waste of lifeeeeeeGen Eds are such a waste of lifeeeeeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com