<p>is anyone familiar with this major? what do graduates tend to do after college? I am considering law school and I am seeking a major that would provide a solid foundation in the humanties. Also, I play piano and plan on pursuing my passion during college.</p>
<p>I graduated from Wesleyan 25 years ago. I was a member of COL and loved it. My peers took jobs in all fields ranging from medicine to law to academia to business. I’m not sure why, but my year produced a high number of medical doctors. I have an advanced degree in computer information systems although I currently do not work in that field.</p>
<p>COL taught me how to think and how to write. With those two skills, people could learn anything 25 years ago. (Back then, Wesleyan students did not have any type of distribution requirements, and some of us took few courses outside of COL.) These days, if I were in COL, I would take courses in quantitative thinking and computer science as well, since these areas appear more necessary in the workplace today.</p>
<p>Icecreamsundae,</p>
<p>I would love to know what you do for a living today, and how College of Letters helped you with that.</p>
<p>katzd08</p>
<p>I started my professional life wanting to be a literature professor, shifted towards writing for an educational software company and then shifted again towards various computer-related careers. </p>
<p>COL helped me hone my writing, speaking and analytical skills and gave me a sense of perspective that I’m sure I would otherwise lack. It also gave me a sense that I could learn anything. This was most important to me when I changed career direction twice; I never felt daunted starting graduate classes in subjects previously unfamiliar to me.</p>
<p>I know this late, but thank you for your insight…I am now a prefrosh and am still unsure about what major I should pursue in the humanities. I am still considering COL and am also considering philosophy or english. My second major will definitely be music. I want to develop intellectually and artistically aswell. More specifically, I want to be able to reason, write and convey my ideas clearly, it seems to me that a philosophy major would benefit me directly in that regard. However, others have said that an english major is more practical than that in philosophy, especially if I pursue a job right after college. I would like to know your thoughts, advice…could COL possibly be for me?</p>
<p>luxetveritas: If you’re interested in the launuge and history part of COL as well, it def. seems like it could be good for you (though I’d imagine double majoring might be harder than with a normal major, but maybe not). It will help you develope intellectually and artistically, and if you’re thinking of a job right out of college, being able to speak another languge could be very useful.</p>