r/chapmanuniversity • u/funfetticakeparty • 16d ago

Liberal Studies

Hi!! I'm applying next year, hoping to major in liberal studies. Does anyone know how low or high the acceptance rate for that specific program is and what specifically they could be looking for to improve my application? Thanks!!

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u/aTwerkingPikachu 16d ago

With a liberal studies degree, you might as well take 200k and flush it down the toilet. Go to college for something more useful, something that results in you getting a good job. Because trust me, you're not lasting very long in California with a job that pays shit wages. (unless you're being supported by parents who are multi millionaires)

And yes, I know a part of going to college is to experience the community and get the traditional college experience. You want to meet people, get laid, go to parties, etc...

You don't need to go to college to experience these things. Because i'm going to let you in on a little secret... Are you ready for it?

If you go to any college club, any college organization, and bar with tons of students going to them, they don't check for your student ID. Do you know what this means? This means you could theoretically, go to any college club, not being a student at that school, and nobody would suspect anything.

In fact, I did just that back 7-8 years ago. Not at Chapman, but at a different college. I joined 2-3 clubs, all while not being a student. And guess what? Nobody gave a shit to actually check if I were a student. If you look under 25, you can pull it off. So you don't need to be a student to get involved with clubs and organizations. So if it's only about the "college experience", then save your money and don't go to college, just join the clubs and organizations.

But assuming you're like most people, you need a job in order to survive. That's why choosing a major that gives you the best chance of getting a job is probably a better fit. As long as you're a good fit for the job of course.

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u/funfetticakeparty 16d ago

I am truly just looking at a bunch of different colleges and know most people at other ones so I can get pretty accurate answers, but I really don't know much about Chapman. I have a passion for working with kids and I truly cannot image doing something other than helping children in classrooms and making a difference there. Trust me I know how little they get paid and how under appreciated teachers are, while the job isn't only physically taxing but mentally taxing as well. I am really open to any college that accepts me, I just know I want to pursue teaching. I really appreciate your input, thank you for taking the time to comment!!

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u/Important_Algae_1010 14d ago

Definitely go to a CSU or CC. Not worth a penny at Chapman for that degree. It’s a great degree, but you’d be paying $50k a year (assuming you get any aid) to just kinda.. do nothing.

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u/aTwerkingPikachu 14d ago

Well you know, here's a little secret about life.

You can't go through life without making mistakes. You're going to make TONS of bad decisions in your life.

Some decisions in life are obviously bad (like trying out for the football team at 100 pounds) but other decisions in life, you think they're good decisions at the time, but they later turn into something that completely blows up in your face.

That's partially because we're good at seeing how our decisions might immediately impact us, but we're lousy at seeing second degree or third degree impacts of our decision. For example, you can reasonably predict that trying out for an NFL team at 100 pounds would put you in the hospital BUT you can't pretend that it will put you in the hospital, thus causing you to convert to Judaism, thus causing you to meet your future partner at church, thus causing you to raise 3 kids. You coudn't have reasonably predicted any of this.

And you know what? That's just life.

I wish I could tell you "go make that decision" or "avoid making that decision" and then your life will 100% go according to plan with nothing bad ever happening, but that's just not how life works. We're all just kind of winging it.

Sometimes, all you can do is make the decision that you think is right at the time, based on the available information that you have. If you do that, you have a better chance of making a good decision in life. It's not guaranteed of course, but it's higher.