Vassar College——Caryn

Top 5 List of the Most Ridiculous, Ostensibly Useless Majors I Know of at Vassar College

 

1)      Costume Studies

2)      Myth and Symbol

3)      Ethnobotany

4)      Medieval and Renaissance Studies

5)      English*

 

The students who choose these majors are smart, well-informed people. And they’re in law school! Journalism school! They are gainfully employed!

Vassar, like most small liberal arts schools, offers a lot of academic freedom. Honestly, you can study pretty much whatever you want and call it a major. You’ll still get your diploma come graduation, and, if I’m any indication, you won’t wind up homeless. Far from it. A lot of people will tell you to study what you like, not what you think will get you a job. I agree, but I believe you should think of college as more than just a means to a career; it is its own opportunity, and it should be treated as such. You have your whole life to master a career. You have four short years to study whatever you love.