what type of things do you study in collage?
specific examples PLEASE.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Miscellaneous category? Maybe give some free advice about: Random Weirdos? sizzlinmandolin answered Tuesday February 14 2006, 12:28 pm: The same stuff you study in high school pretty much. The only difference is that it's more specific. For example, instead of taking History, you might take Early American History, or a class all about the Holocaust. Instead of Earth Science, you might take Astronomy or Meteorology. Once you choose the program you want to be in you don't get to decide so much what you want to take, just when to take it. There is a set of usually around 5 core curriculum classes that you are required to take sometime throughout the 4 years you are there. They usually include a science class, a history class, a writing class, a fine arts class, and a sociology/philosophy/literature class. Once you pick a major, there are certain requirements that you need to fulfill for that too. If you want to find out more information just talk to your guidance counselor or look up a specific college online. I hope that I helped you and good luck! [ sizzlinmandolin's advice column | Ask sizzlinmandolin A Question ]
TheOldOne answered Tuesday February 14 2006, 8:32 am: Well, first off, it's "college", not "collage". Unless you're planning to be in "an artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with unifying lines and color". :D
In college you can usually chose many if not most of your courses; you have more freedom than in high school. You should be able to check out the website of a specific college and get the course titles.
Some courses that will probably be offered are an introduction to English literature, Shakespeare, and introductory courses for virtually every subject: history, art, mathematics, physics, biology, meteorology, astronomy, sociology, political science, physical education, etc.
The details of any course depend on the preferences of the instructor. Some might assign reading, and require essays. Others might require you to do lab work, and experiments. My favorite courses were seminars, in which a small group of students would sit with the professor and discuss an issue - having done the reading, of course.
I remember reading Plato, Socrates, the Iliad, the Odyssey, Shakespeare, Le Guin, Ernst Becker, Freud, Karl Marx...just a ton of stuff. It helps a lot to be a good, quick reader.
It also generally helps to be able to write essays quickly and well.
Follow-up: You apparently want to go to college, and yet you misspelled it. One thing that DEFINITELY matters in college is spelling, punctuation, correct capitalization, and grammar.
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