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Originally Posted by Plan9
It's always been my impression that the purpose of general education isn't to burden you with "crap you'll never use," it's to help you explore facets of your fancy (sports, electronics, language, law, etc.) from a new perspective. World history and English aren't stressed nearly enough in the US.
I want to be MacGyver's MacGyver.
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Some of the best courses I took were interdisciplinary in nature. I took a course called Perspectives in Nazism that was not, strictly speaking, a history course. We approached the topic through, yes, history, but also art, music, film, literature, architecture, etc.
I felt the course gave a lot more insight into Nazi Germany than any straight up history course I'd ever taken. Moreover, it presented a model of learning that I truly enjoyed.
Again, too much focus on one thing can be a bad thing. Yes, become proficient at something but keep looking around. Keep your interests broad. What you do beyond your specialty brings a new perspective. It's these sorts of things that I look for when I am digging through a mound of resumes.