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soozievt · 01-24-2007, 08:26 PM

Marsden, the forums you list above on specific majors have one thing in common....these are specialized degree programs. That is not really the case with English or History majors who earn a BA in a liberal arts education. CC can't have forums for every possible major. The fact is, the admissions process is a bit different for those considering specialized degree programs such as engineering, musical theater (BFA), art, music (BM programs), and architecture. I see this both as a college counselor at CC, but also as a parent of two kids who are in these fields. One of my kids is in a BFA program in Musical Theater. I can tell you that THAT college selection and admissions process was way different than for my kid applying to regular colleges! I also have a kid in architecture. She is doing a BA in Architectural Studies and will be applying for MArch programs. I'm glad to see architecture getting its own forum as it is also a specialized degree program with its own requirements, etc.

I've been on CC for many years. Musical theater didn't used to have its own forum. Rather, it was a very long 40 PART thread (meaning 40 different "continued" threads of numerous pages each) and due to all that interest and all those threads, it became its own forum. The Music forum is more recent but again, we had many threads related to music programs and topics and so they were moved to one place. I gather that is why Roger moved architecture to its own forum, due to the many existing threads on the topic. A lot of sub forums have been created over the years due to demand that is observable from the many existing threads relating to one area. So, that is the case with many of these "major" threads. The demand was there, as were many threads over a period of time, but also in the case of the majors, these are specialized programs with topics of their own that don't relate as much to regular college admissions which is what someone intending to major in a liberal arts subject goes through. So, it is not like statistically there are MORE musical theater and architecture majors, but simply that the college selection and admissions process is replete with its own aspects for these majors, as well as the demand on CC has warranted their own forums.

01-24-2007, 08:26 PM	#10
soozievt CC College Counselor/Musical Theater Counselor Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,212	Marsden, the forums you list above on specific majors have one thing in common....these are specialized degree programs. That is not really the case with English or History majors who earn a BA in a liberal arts education. CC can't have forums for every possible major. The fact is, the admissions process is a bit different for those considering specialized degree programs such as engineering, musical theater (BFA), art, music (BM programs), and architecture. I see this both as a college counselor at CC, but also as a parent of two kids who are in these fields. One of my kids is in a BFA program in Musical Theater. I can tell you that THAT college selection and admissions process was way different than for my kid applying to regular colleges! I also have a kid in architecture. She is doing a BA in Architectural Studies and will be applying for MArch programs. I'm glad to see architecture getting its own forum as it is also a specialized degree program with its own requirements, etc. I've been on CC for many years. Musical theater didn't used to have its own forum. Rather, it was a very long 40 PART thread (meaning 40 different "continued" threads of numerous pages each) and due to all that interest and all those threads, it became its own forum. The Music forum is more recent but again, we had many threads related to music programs and topics and so they were moved to one place. I gather that is why Roger moved architecture to its own forum, due to the many existing threads on the topic. A lot of sub forums have been created over the years due to demand that is observable from the many existing threads relating to one area. So, that is the case with many of these "major" threads. The demand was there, as were many threads over a period of time, but also in the case of the majors, these are specialized programs with topics of their own that don't relate as much to regular college admissions which is what someone intending to major in a liberal arts subject goes through. So, it is not like statistically there are MORE musical theater and architecture majors, but simply that the college selection and admissions process is replete with its own aspects for these majors, as well as the demand on CC has warranted their own forums.