<p>Hey, i will be attending Northwestern in the fall and was wondering which majors were the most liberal and the easiest?</p>
<p>Hey, no shame in ask’n. I’d recommend Gender Studies, for real. You can take that wherever you want to, and you get a good mix of the different subjects–history, literature, psychology, and even some science if you want to take it from that angle. You put the emphasis on whatever you’re best at–you like English, talk about gender roles in literature. You like psychology, take about that. Same for history and science. I don’t think you get a whole lot of conservatives in this class, either. As for it being easy…well, that’s up to you, but I think it’s a pretty low-impact class. Now getting a job, on the other hand…that might give you a hard time.</p>
<p>buckwald is HPME, so he’s not worrying about getting a job. ;)</p>
<p>anyway, buckwald, I was a chemE major and so I hate you. lol!</p>
<p>Am warning you, tho, that class is mostly full of die-hard female feminists. But you did ask for “liberal”</p>
<p>Hey, hastellion. “liberal” has nothing to do with “femal feminists” in this context; it actually means getting a broad education, one which enables one to read critically, write well, and think critically as well. A liberal arts curriculum usually has little or no direct relation to what you will end up doing. Anyway, don’t get me started, i’m a self-appointed “cold-hearted feminist.” Oh yes, one more thing: feminism has nothing to do with angry women burning brassieres. . .male-driven propaganda. . ., in fact, it is about equality. Get it right.</p>
<p>By “liberal,” I don’t think Buckwald meant “most un-conservative.” I think he meant most liberal arts…but I could wrong.</p>
<p>Lunknot,</p>
<p>If I have in any way offended you, please accept my apology. I forget myself. I am a female and a feminist, and I know well the common stereotypes surrounding these traits. Furthermore, I have often pointed out, as you have with me, the major difference between being a feminist and an angry woman burning her brassiere.</p>
<p>I meant what I said about gender studies. It is an excellent way to continue any previous interests one may have had in high school while introducing oneself to a new field of study at the college level. A very close friend of mine, a Chinese-American attending Yale, is currently majoring in this field. And while no one could ever accuse her of being a slacker, she has many times admitted to me that the rigor of her course is “very unstressful” and “easy for [her] to understand.”</p>
<p>There are no men in her class.</p>
<p>It has been both her experience and mine that in classes such as this one, it can be tough to be a guy. Environment does play a factor in many college students’ career path decisions, and the fact that some gender studies classes are mostly female may impact Buckwald’s interest in majoring in that field.</p>
<p>But honestly, I can’t claim to know exactly how interested–if at all–he is in pursuing that path. My recommendatio nwas merely a lighthearted attempt to promote what has been one of the most enlightening facets of my college career.</p>
<p>I wish both him and you the best of luck this year at Northwestern.</p>
<p>–Sincerely, June Hastellion</p>
<p>Thanks. You didn’t have to write that, and I appreciate you’re apology (very much), but the apology wasn’t wasn’t necessary. You’re right. wow…i’m totally disarmed right now. :)</p>
<p>Basically any social science and humanities major at Northwestern is liberal.</p>
<p>The easiest major at Northwestern (or any other university) is the one that suits you-- if you find yourself enjoying the readings, looking forward to the lectures and discussions, and thinking about your paper topic weeks before it’s due, the work will be easy… It’s too relative an evaluation to base on someone else’s experiences.</p>
<p>what’s northwestern best for? what’s the college’s “speciality?”</p>
<p>navyblue…
the medill school of journalism is generally considered the #1 or #2 school of journalism in the world for undergrads, and for graduates, the competition is more fierce, but its definitely top 5 there too. </p>
<p>the HPME program (3years at NU undergrad, 4 years of med school) is one of the most attractive in the country.
NU’s graduate school of management/business is arguably one of the 5 best in the world, and, while it doesnt have a undergrad business program, the pre-business and management/business type majors are all very strong and well-regarded.
The school of Communication and theatre and music schools are all very good, the school of comm in particular is one of the best in the world. Graduates include Zach Braff, Steven Colbert, Charlton Heston, Congressman Dick Gephardt, and Warren Beatty. </p>
<p>In the college of arts and sciences, there arent any specific majors that stand out above the rest, but this is of course because they are all regarded as excellent. I know a lot about the anthropology major, because my brother is in it, and from what i understand, it is incredible. (Also, Northwestern may have some regard for this just because of the movie Mean Girls, where Lindsay Lohan’s parents were anthro profs at NU.)
Engineering is very popular and a very good school, although generally not considered among the best of the best (even within illinois, urbana-champaign is more esteemed for engineering), but it still is good and getting better, theyre about to open a brand new engineering building next year, all paid for by Ford Motor Co. </p>
<p>the only area where they lack a lot of specialty is basketball. the mens team has never made the NCAA tournament.</p>
<p>Actually, the engineering school is more than just “good”. The material science (ranked #2) and industrial engineering & management science (#4) departments are among the best in the US. Other top 15 engineering disciplines include biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, and mechanical engineering. Econ is very strong in the college of arts and sciences and considered one of the top 10 program in the country. Chemistry is also very strong and highly ranked (#12 in 2005 graduate ranking).</p>
<p>i’m guessing that the international relations program doesn’t exactly stand out… it’s near chicago, though, which is a plus for me because i want a college with a lot of internship opportunities.</p>
<p>it doesnt exactly stand out compared to a place like georgetown, but its still a very excellent program… and yes, internships in chicago are widely available. They have programs to set up internships for students for a quarter or for the summer, I dont recall the specific ones for international relations, but the whole internship program is spectacular. </p>
<p>sam lee: sorry, i forgot that some of the engineering departments are ranked higher than others… those rankings are truly outstanding. Also, NU is home to a brand new national nanotech lab, which has got to be pretty damn exciting for anyone interested in that.</p>
<p>Yes. I heard NU is one of the top few schools in terms of getting funding for nanotech research.</p>