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Decisively Undecided

Patricia Kim  —  Feb 2, 2012

Patricia Kim '14 discusses the pressure to chose a career path at 18, the reality that most of us don't have it figured out yet and the fact that we will. 

Enjoying All Mathematical Explorations

Munier Salem  —  Apr 16, 2009

I’d like to talk about the poor emphasis higher education has placed on math and science. Before you write this off as another economics column a la mode Thomas Friedman, hear this: I’m leaving the economy out of this one, and instead I’m going to try and convince you merely that your classic liberal arts education has failed you intellectually. Sound good? No comparing paychecks, no “useful” versus “non-useful” or “hard” versus “easy.” We’re keeping this above the belt and speaking solely of intellectual merit. Alright let’s get started.

To the Editor: “Majors” are entirely misleading

Mar 9, 2009

To the Editor:

Re: “A Disappearing Haven for Humanists” and “Looking Beyond Our Own Bums,” Opinion, March 4

I’ll be clear. It is more exciting for me to talk to someone who mentions Keats without stammering than someone who starts a conversation effusive about stock splits, but do I really think that because someone would rather study AEM than art history they are somehow destined for a life of emotional bankruptcy in an expensive apartment?

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