Well, I'm currently at Durham University doing Philosophy (about to enter 3rd year of 3). To be honest, Durham is one of the better universities in the country for Philosophy, so I've got no complaints. Aboutthe only place I might have preferred would be Oxford/Cambridge, both for prestige and quality of course.

My advice for those torn between the academic and other sides of universities would be to consider how good the universities are for the weaker side (in HyperSonic's case, Rochester's astronomy course and LSU's other qualities), and whether they meet a standard that you would be happy with. Doing the best course for a given subject isn't necessarily that great if there's no social life involved, but you still want to have some decent quality of course to take away with you.

Choosing unis can be tough, but wherever you end up, you should have a good time there.

Ahh ok I see, well seems you're stuck at the right college. Lucky you. =P I need to look up some more stuff on other colleges, because Rochester is basically the only one i've done any extensive research on.

This could probably be in the MFC.

Anyways I'm on my third year at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. I picked it because it's the best liberal arts college in the state, it's small and it has Feminist Studies as a major instead of the dreaded Women's Studies.

I'm double majoring in Political Science (with a concentration on comparitive politics and public policy) and Feminist Studies. I'm possibly minoring in Sociology.

After this I'm applying to University of York (UK), London School of Economics and U of Michigan and hope I get accepted to one of them to study Public Policy and Public Administration. I might do law school after that, but that's a financial issue so it might be a distant "after that".

Zenkies, Astrid you're dedicated two majors. Feminist studies seems interesting,though. Yet then again what guy wouldn't want a better understanding of you crazy females? *fingernailed* Anywho, very impressing. I have no clue what to minor in...never thought of that. >_<

80 average in hand, I'm headed for Simon Fraser University's Interactive Arts and Technology next September. We don't have "majors" here, nor do we use bizarre words like "sophomore".

So, to enlighten us, what does the Canadian equivalents to "major" and "sophomore"?

Btw, a major is a fancy way to say the field of study you are pursuing. For example: I had pursued a major in Computer Science.

A "sophomore" is a second year student. Other words are "freshman" (1st year), "junior" (3rd year) and "senior" (4th year and above).

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I want to be an astronomer(or alteast do something with stargazing =P)

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Dude, the University of Arizona is considered one of the best schools in the nation and the world for space sciences. "> If you're not opposed to Tucson, I'd highly recommend it.

I thought about being an astronomy major for awhile myself because it's been a lifelong interest of mine, but I decided to stick with my original plan. I think it's cool that you're also interested in the field.

Anyway, the UofA is where I'm currently attending, and I love it. It's got a great atmosphere and a nice campus, and it's never cold in the winter.

I'm majoring in Spanish, and probably double-minoring in Arabic and Linguistics.

I plan to go to the Columbia College in Chicago to major in either theatre or music. ^^; I'm having a hard time deciding.... acting is something I would really love to do for a living, but I'd have more career opportunities when it comes to music...

Well I dunno. ^^ In the next two years, I'll make a complete decision.

~Shadowed Spirit Sage

Heh I'm in my second year at Metropolitan State College of Denver studying for a bachelor's degree in meteorology. I am here because I couldn't afford to go to OU, the mecca for meteorology. After that I may go for my masters at OU...

I'll be a junior in the fall at the University of Maryland Baltimore Country. It's a crazy long name, and no, UMBC is not the University of Maryland, nor is it the University of Baltimore. People get us confused. I'm majoring in Economics (concentration in economic development and economic history), and minoring in "Ancient Studies" (archaeology) and Writing.

We have the 3rd best program in the US for biochemistry and some very strong computer science/ information tech and computer graphics stuff. The stuff I'm doing... not so strong. 😛 But it was the best financial aid I was offered out of the schools I applied to, and also, the dorms are the best I've seen. No shittin'. We get our own bathrooms for each room, and air conditioning, and a T1. Woot! Oh: I consider this an advantage- we have no football team. And because we're such a big computer school, nearly every boy you'll meet will have an astounding collection of computer and console games.

I also figure that an average school where I can consistently maintain a high GPA is better for my mental health than a very hard school where I feel like a failure. The latter was the situation in high school, and while I appreciate the academic rigor, I think it had more detrimental effects.

For the next few years after I graduate, I'm thinking about archaeology field school, and Peace Corp or another NGO, particularly in the Levant. I have a feeling that both my public policy work and my archaeology work will in one way or another end up dragging me over there.

Haven't looked at grad schools thoroughly, though I'm thinking of London School of Economics and U of Delaware.

To Stumbleina: Hey, what's the difference between Women's Studies and Feminist Studies? Oh, and if we both end up going to London School of Economics, that would rock my socks.

I go to Western Connecticut State University where Im going into my 4th year of my Bachrlors of Science Degree track in meteorology. And I would like to add that we will have a brand new state-of-the-art science center up and runing by this month. Im so excited that we will have all new equipment and be able to luanch weather ballons. ^_^

I am going to the State University of New York in Albany, New York. Going into my last year, I'm majoring in history, minoring in East Asian studies. Afterwards, I hope to eventually get my master's in museum studies; at the moment, I'm not sure where I'll get it. I already have a double associate's in liberal arts and humanities from Mohawk Valley Community College.

Also, this is a pretty neat topic, if I may say so myself. 🙂

So, to enlighten us, what does the Canadian equivalents to "major" and "sophomore"?
We don't have an equivalent to a major. You just have a PhD, a degree or a diploma in a specific field, and that's that. The closest thing they have at SFU is called a "stream" -- for example, I will be taking the Interaction Design stream of the SIAT course. It's just a slightly different mix of courses that'll get me to the same eventual degree as someone taking the Performance and Media Arts stream. As for "freshman", "sophomore", etc, we just say "first-year", "second-year", and so on.

I would guess that the main difference between Feminist Studies and Women's Studies would be Feminist Studies looks at Feminism (the philosophcal theory developed mainly through the 20th Century, which in certain forms does not distinguish through gender but through behaviour types which are "feminine" and "masculine"), while the other takes a broader look at women, and issues relating to them.

However, as I don't really know, you may want confirmation from Sumbleina...

Also, UK Universities tend to go for First Years/Freshers, Second Years, Third Years (which, as most courses are 3-year courses, will also typicaly be Finalists, but there may be some Fourth Years for 4-year courses) - so kind of a mix between US and Canadian style. We also don't have majors, just PhD, Masters, Degrees and Diplomas for specific subjects or Joint/Combined Honours degrees.

Women's Studies tends to be more Women's Lit, Women's History and more standard things considered to be "Women's Issues" (think reproductive rights, violence agaist women).

Feminist Studies (and feminism itself) concentrates on the intersections of race, gender and class. It's an analytical tool. From the course catalog at SU:

"The Feminist Studies Major is an interdisciplinary, critical exploration of how some of the most salient categories of difference--such as gender, race, class, sexuality, religion and nation--vary in time and place. It exposes students to the growing body of knowledge that falls under the broad rubric of "feminism," including feminist theory and its critics, and it seeks to revise the findings of traditional disciplines to include this new knowledge and variety of feminist methodologies."

Classes I take have included: "Gender, Race and Class in Media", "Transnational Feminisms", "Globalization Studies", "Race Relations in the 20th Century U.S", "Theories of Class" and "Feminism and the Enviroment".

As you can probably tell,I like it alot.