<p>I’ll admit it, there’s something about the OP’s post that rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it’s his/her willingness to blindly buy into the tired stereotypes about USC while promoting his/her own bias against pre-professionals. Though it’s probably another post proclaiming that they’d been accepted under ED1 at Wesleyan.</p>
<p>Where is it written that pre-professionals aren’t intellectually curious? Is it written in the same place that says all ‘artsy’ types are intellectually motivated? I don’t buy it. Having lived around college campuses for more than two decades I’ve met many “pre-pros” who are fascinating, intellectually avaricious young people. I’ve also seen my share of liberal arts poseurs, dressed in their blend of goth-hipster, perpetually toting around unread copies of Joyce’s Ulysses. If someone has to tell you they’re an intellectual it’s a good bet that’s the last thing they are.</p>
<p>So ends the rant.</p>