Hey BU Nation! Today I wanted to talk about why I think finding classes that interest you is so important in college life!
Hopefully, most of us choose a major that is one that excites us. However (and totally fair), some of us focus on majors for a variety of reasons that may not come from an interest in that subject. Because of BU’s form of studying, ALL students have the ability and likely will come across classes that are unconnected to their main course of study.
This opens up a gateway to hundreds upon hundreds of courses that students have the ability to take. With that in mind, I implore you all to not always look for the “easiest” class to dismiss over the course of a semester. Instead, I say take a leap of faith. How often will you have the ability to have an astounding Professor from Arkansas tell you about the history of Greece? What’s the price of studying a little more in order to fully understand all forms of natural disasters?
I will also add that in cases where some students aren’t afforded the chance to have as much flexibility with what classes to take, reach out to professors! If something sparks your attention in a field, the chance that someone at BU doesn’t have a higher level of knowledge and love for that subject is very rare. The worst thing that could happen is your email fails to get a response, take that chance.
BU and colleges in general are the highest levels of learning centers available to us. Having the internet and AI is exciting and can be used to help boost learning in so many ways, but nothing beats a class with good professors. You will always be able to use Wikipedia, watch a YouTube documentary, or ask Chapt GPT something. For most of us, four years is all we have in college. Use those years!!