"Southern" Sororities?

macallan25 · #1 09-19-2006, 09:54 PM

I would say real estate, finance, accounting, business, legal studies, political science......or if you plan on inheriting lofty sums of family money and getting a high end job at your father's firm without having to do anything, then leisure studies is always a good one.

DSTRen13 · #2 09-19-2006, 10:23 PM

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I would say real estate, finance, accounting, business, legal studies, political science......or if you plan on inheriting lofty sums of family money and getting a high end job at your father's firm without having to do anything, then leisure studies is always a good one.

Bless your heart. Do you really think that undergrad degrees in those areas are going to help you more than another liberal arts degree would? If anything, businesses, law schools, and other graduate schools would prefer candidates who have something a little different, that sets them apart from everyone else yet prepares them with the same skill set. If you're going to be a real estate agent or a CPA, sure, get specialized degrees in those areas. But do you really think you have to major in some specific thing to go to law school or to go into the business world in general? Hell, you can get into medical school with a liberal arts degree like African-American Studies if you've supplemented it right - and probably sail right over applicants with majors like Biology and Chemistry.

shinerbock · #3 09-19-2006, 10:32 PM

You're right about the majors, DST, liberal grad schools eat that stuff up. Thankfully we usually don't have to compete with them for jobs, however. On a side note, quit trying to show that you're southern. I don't think you dropping lines like "bless your heart," is convincing anyone that you're some sort of southern belle.

DSTRen13 · #4 09-19-2006, 10:47 PM

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You're right about the majors, DST, liberal grad schools eat that stuff up. Thankfully we usually don't have to compete with them for jobs, however. On a side note, quit trying to show that you're southern. I don't think you dropping lines like "bless your heart," is convincing anyone that you're some sort of southern belle.

And I want to convince everyone I'm "some sort of Southern belle"? What does *that* mean?

shinerbock · #5 09-20-2006, 12:20 AM

Well, I've seen a few instances when you've tried to refute our points about the south with your own, and I don't think your statements reflect our values/opinions. I simply don't want people to think your viewpoints are shared by the majority of southerners.

DSTRen13 · #6 09-20-2006, 10:00 AM

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Well, I've seen a few instances when you've tried to refute our points about the south with your own, and I don't think your statements reflect our values/opinions. I simply don't want people to think your viewpoints are shared by the majority of southerners.

And I don't want anyone to think that your viewpoints represent EVERYONE in the South. I think it would be fair to say that we each value different things about the South, but that doesn't make what I value or my opinions any less worthy than yours.

shinerbock · #7 09-20-2006, 11:12 AM

Which is fine, but when me or Macallan say something about greek life in the south, it generally has been on par with how it really is. Now I've stated before that at small directional southern schools, this may not be true, but regarding the prominant southern campuses and greek life organizations, I think it is. Somebody can say, "I'm a huge liberal and I live in Atlanta..." but that is obviously not reflective of political views in the South. I think your viewpoints are probably the exception, not the rule. Just clarifying.

macallan25 · #8 09-20-2006, 12:29 AM

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Bless your heart. Do you really think that undergrad degrees in those areas are going to help you more than another liberal arts degree would? If anything, businesses, law schools, and other graduate schools would prefer candidates who have something a little different, that sets them apart from everyone else yet prepares them with the same skill set. If you're going to be a real estate agent or a CPA, sure, get specialized degrees in those areas. But do you really think you have to major in some specific thing to go to law school or to go into the business world in general? Hell, you can get into medical school with a liberal arts degree like African-American Studies if you've supplemented it right - and probably sail right over applicants with majors like Biology and Chemistry.

Did I say they would help me anymore? No. I didn't say that at all. I chose my major because it interested me....and because it has allowed me to be prepared more for my summer internships at firms. I'm not worried about having to set myself apart from other people to get into law school. Take SMU for instance, my other top choice for law school besides Texas. The fact that I eat dinner and play golf with Michael M. Boone and his family (co-founder of that "tiny" little law firm called Haynes Boone) on any given weekend is going to facilitate me getting into SMU Law alot more than me majoring in something along the lines of Women's/African American Studies.

Thanks for the lecture though.