Pre-Liberal Studies major?

**intrepid27** · 11-15-2011, 07:45 AM

It means either you were an athlete in college or you want to work at a C-Store the rest of your life.

**gnarlsbarkley** · 12-01-2011, 07:58 PM

Unemployed

**marothisu** · 01-08-2012, 10:10 PM

There is a "pre" for other majors as well. My degree is in Computer Science, and I don't know if they still do it, but when I did it...I was "Pre-Computer Science" first. It was a major that a lot of people dropped out of (I think 2nd at ISU after Aerospace Engineering), and you basically had "pre" on your major until you got at least a C- in a small handful of core classes. It was kind of a way of distinguishing someone who didn't know **** from someone who kind of did.

I'm sure they're doing the same with that, but I"m not sure why they'd do that for Liberal Studies.... you don't have to be THAT smart to do anything with liberal studies.

**MaccloNe** · 01-08-2012, 10:26 PM

An over educated occupier.

CyBer · 01-08-2012, 10:31 PM

A hawkeye drop out

**BCClone** · 01-08-2012, 10:32 PM

When I was in college a lot of the athletes had Leisure Studies as a major. Is that still a major? Never understood that one either.

**CycloneErik** · 01-08-2012, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by CyBer

A hawkeye drop out

Couldn't you have used either "hawkeye" or "drop out" and said the same thing? The extra words didn't really narrow anything down.

CyBer · 01-08-2012, 10:36 PM

True, I'll go with hawkeye.

**CycloneErik** · 01-08-2012, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by CyBer

True, I'll go with hawkeye.

Good man. Just want you to be sharp to start the semester tomorrow.

CyBer · 01-08-2012, 10:39 PM

Don't remind me that school starts back up tomorrow.........blah.

**RING4CY** · 01-08-2012, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by ISUAgronomist

Someone that should have gone to a CC to take their gen eds classes first for a lower price?

I did this. I hated it. Wish I had spent my entire time at Iowa State.

**RING4CY** · 01-08-2012, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

Ehhh. I changed majors twice during my first 1.5 years at ISU.

The extra money I paid for those 1.5 years of college experience was absolutely worth going to a real college and getting that "college experience" as opposed to going to NIACC for that same period of time and saving a little cash. The friends I made and experience I gained is worth far more in the long run then the several thousand dollars I would have saved at a CC.

I hated going to NIACC.

**oskyclone** · 01-09-2012, 12:53 AM

i have a liberal studies degree. Don't need to act all high and mighty boys and I am not unemployed and like my job.

**oskyclone** · 01-09-2012, 12:53 AM

i have a liberal studies degree. Don't need to act all high and mighty boys and I am not unemployed and like my job.

**Skyh13** · 01-09-2012, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by BCClone

When I was in college a lot of the athletes had Leisure Studies as a major. Is that still a major? Never understood that one either.

I think by "leisure" they essentially mean "sport". So, majoring in sports and, assumably, physical activity, but nothing too academic. I could be wrong, though.