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I wish I had known that within English Literature, people tend to gravitate toward specializations as you progress to a specific time period.
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Switched from Philosophy · Also majoring in Public Policy
English is really fun and, at the higher levels, teaches you a lot of critical thinking skills that people outside of the major don't know are teachable.
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I wish I had known that within English Literature, people tend to gravitate toward specializations as you progress to a specific time period.
- Interested in Law
- Planning a professional degree
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English is really fun and, at the higher levels, teaches you a lot of critical thinking skills that people outside of the major don't know are teachable.
Switched from Philosophy · Also majoring in Public Policy
- Interested in Law
- Planning a professional degree
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