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When will I use this
Hillary Guilford
Senior, Business (Marketing), Idaho Falls, ID
Upon finishing high school, I remember heaving a sigh of
relief because I would never again have to take another boring class. Boring? I was referring to
the classes that were considered beneficial to my overall education that were
picked for me by the administration.
I came to college in the fall of 1999 where I first went
through freshman orientation. I was there presented with the curriculum course
outline of what I would be taking for the next four years, and I was presented
the University Core. The Core, they
said, was designed to give the students a "well rounded education."
Whatever!
It
wasn't until I became a Student Orientation Leader for the University that I
fully understood the reasoning behind the Core. A presenter came to our class to touch on the main points of
the Core. "The Core requirements
of Montana State University are designed to give the students a well-rounded
education beyond their major/minor requirements." The presenter went on to say that students are given several credits
intended to help supplement their education-to help them learn more about the
world. I finally understood what
everyone had been trying to tell me. Employers are looking for well-rounded
people to work for them. They want
someone who can work numbers and write a grammatically correct letter. They want someone who has viewed Renaissance Art or has maybe heard what
the difference is between a major and minor third in music. Why? They don't want us to
be boring, and the more that we know, the more valuable we are to them.
The
Core requirements at Montana State University allowed me to take classes that I
never would have taken in the Business curriculum. I sing in three different music ensembles. I have studied
geography in my Earth Science class of different areas around Bozeman. I also supplemented my education by attending a feminist discussion at a
coffee house while studying for one of my Feminism exams. These classes provided me with knowledge beyond the College of Business,
and I was able to meet new professors and students.
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