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Zar, I'm going to have to say that the restlessness you feel is common after being in school so fricking long. My degree was in Applied Mathematics. By the time I rolled out of that school -I was soooo sick of it. My thoughts were that that unless I went into Acedamia, I would never use what I learned in School. I was mostly right.
What each particular Major teaches is a "Type of Thinking". For example: toward the end of my school career I took a graduate level class in Law. The class was given daily homework followed by a class discussion (about the homework). In my major, it was typical to give daily homework (which would not be graded) followed by a short quiz. By adapting to this style of teaching -I was well prepared to tackle this Law class. In fact I got an A+.
Some of the other majors didn't seem so well prepared for the class. In fact -it seemed that a vast amount of poly-sci students would come to class without doing the homwork. They'd have the audacity to join in on the class discussion. I really didn't understand why they'd stick their foot in their mouth so often but I also think that the class was a "weeder" for them.
Anyways, I digress. I think you should write a book. Your original inspiration for going into your major are (for lack of a better expression) success stories. The vast amount of mental masturbation -was meant for people who weren't going to be successful writers. Don't let it get you down -the school is simply covering all bases.
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