Any other creative writing majors out there? I'm looking for a new school with a creative writing major. My current college sucks... So far all I have is SUNY Geneseo in New York. Any other suggestions? Or comments about Geneseo?
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I believe New york University has a good program.
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I took a creative writing class in high school as an elective and I really enjoyed it. They teach you a lot of different techniques that would probably be helpful to you if you want to establish a career as a writer. I think that it was very worth-while and i would definitely take that class again if i had the chance. Not only was i surrounded with people who were so creative and willing to help me out in any way that they could, i made many new friends. We connected well because we all had the same interest in literature. Good luck in your ventures!
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A friend of mine is currently pursuing his doctorate in U.S. history here at the University of Wisconsin - his dissertation's on African-American athletes in the 19th century. It's a fabulous school and has strong grad programs. You should check it out.
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I attended a graduation in Michigan this past December and saw a couple of grads with two stoles. Obviously the first issue is what rules CSU posts on thier commencement website (if they do such a thing). But if nothing is mentioned, it's up to you. However, nobody outside of your two affiliations will even know what your stoles mean. And, imho, my own reaction is that anything besides the standard issue stoles contributes to the diminishing of their value in honoring exceptional achievement.
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The stuff in the bracket was not in the original quote or source that they are writing about, but the writer of the story had to add it in to make sense to the reader.\n\nExample:\n\nThe coach said, "The [New York] team played very poorly".\n\nIf the writer just put "The team played very poorly", that would be what the coach actually said, but the reader wouldn't know what team he was talking about.
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A lot of people might tell you to sign up for creative writing courses, but as far as developing skills and techniques that will directly benefit you in other classes (and later in life), I recommend any classes that deal with "literary criticism" or "expository writing." They basically involve reading a lot and then writing essays on what you've read.  You get to be creative but at the same time there is a structure to this kind of writing that you won't usually get with creative writing classes. Not everyone likes having to write this much, but if you haven't been required to do a lot of writing thus far, you'll definitely feel proud of yourself who you produce a paper like "Symbols of Life & Death in Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis."\n\nAn example from the course catalog at the school I once attended: \n\n"This course presupposes some familiarity with a range of readings, but the core text is F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, which we will examine through various critical perspectives: psychological, sociological, and historical. We will examine some theories of literature and their critical methods, with frequent imitative exercises and a final paper in which you will be able to demonstrate sophisticated use of one of more of these critical approaches in the discussion of another novel."\n\nLots of "critical" this and that = lots of serious, thoughtful writing.
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I wasn't there, but currently I am an exchange student in germany. My host sister is studying math there, and she says it's absolutly beautiful. There is the 'Philosopher's Weg' (way) that has a lovely view, the old castel and Altstadt are also really pretty. I'm excited to be going there later in June! Good luck studying there! It's got a great rep and is beautiful to boot!
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hey thats all the better that your smart! dont worry- just because you smart doesnt mean that you can only hang out with the "smart kids" (unless you want to!!) i moved to New York from South Korea in 6th grade (i knew english fluently) and was placed in the highest classes available. they were easy for me but the people there wernt my type so i made friends with people that wernt in my class. i distance learned for 7th grade and now im going back there for 8th and i asked specifically to not be placed in the high classes because i wanted to be more with my friends. keep this in mind- once you get to college there is no such thing as the "cool crowd" the "geeks" or any of that. you can roll out of bed put your hair up and walk to class in your pajamas without taking a shower and no one cares. most of the time you wont even talk to others in your class anyway in college. besides good grades mean good job so do your best and dont let schooling get in the way of your friendship!
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I personally graduated from Loras College.  I feel it was a pretty good liberal arts school, and I got a pretty good education.  From my experiences, Loras had more classes and options of majors than the University of Dubuque.  I don't know what exactly you are look to get into, so maybe that would influance it too.
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Being from New England, I only know schools around here, but I'd suggest Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY), Bennington College (Bennington, VT), Simon's Rock College of Bard (Great Barrington, MA), or Emerson College (Boston, MA). I have friends at Bard and Emerson who love them. I think they all offer other areas of study, but I'm not sure if there are core requirements that would discourage you.
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I'm doing MA Eng Lit in York... the faculty is great here and the environment is best for studying, considering the fact that you will have no entertainment at all during the entire year. What's more, it's second in the country after Oxford!
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I had two friends go to school for that graduated from Pitt. One is working as a Dental Assistant and the other at a Sams club. Personally i would double major with film and busness or something with it incase you cannot get into the field... also my two friends were not willing to move... New york or California or Detroit or Flordia, GO were the most action is but i am still advising to double major
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I'm a Classics major and would be interested in something like that, but my cursory search has failed to show up anything either. E-mail me at jaf at reed dot edu if you find something or are maybe interested in starting up something.
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yea i know a couple good ones it depends your grades though. There is Columbia, NY, and others around in New York ill do more research for u if ur interested :) !
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Hi Jess,\n\nBelow are a couple of links that may hopefully be of help to you. The first is a link to a college of the arts that I am familiar with in Florida which is solely dedicated to the study of performing arts. The second link is too a site that will allow you to make specific choices as to geographical location, level of study and specific areas of study interests.\n\nhttp://www.floarts.org/\n\nhttp://www.performingartsschools.com/\n\n\nIf I can be of anymore help please feel free to ask for my assistance. I wish you and your friend much success.
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I really don't know, and have no desire to count, but that's the type of thing people graduate college on. Go down to your local University's Library, and I guarantee some English Major did a last minute thesis. Just check through the abstracts, and you should be able to find that pretty quickly.
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What track are you on? I'm Communication, writing track (journalism) double with poli sci and so I plan on being a journalist... if you're on a different track go with logical careers there... your career counciling center should help, Grad school is always a good option as well... not knowing you personally I cant be of any more help