<p>^ I concede the point. Certainly, as an English major, I’ll study lots of Western canon; but it bothers me that Directed Studies is SO Western, ALL (or almost all) of the time. It is possible to study the Western canon with a constant comparative tangent alongside; I’m not seeing that in DS. I talked about the postcolonial canon, but I suppose for me personally I’m most interested in the comparative lit side (which, I know, is also difficult to find at LACs).</p>
<p>Is DS at Yale solely a freshman thing? Any tips (not addressing JHS specifically here) on how to “make” Yale LAC-like, academically, in later years–especially in a popular major and huge department like English?</p>