Graduate School

An alumna now pursuing a master's degree in Counseling at Northern Arizona University says that both writing and critical reading are important in her current studies.  She feels that her English major prepared her well for her current position both because "critical reading and writing skills are an important part of graduate work—no matter the major" and because some of her classes "taught me how to rack my brain and really push myself."

A teacher who's also working towards her master's degree in Education says also that both writing and critical reading are important in her master's program and that "my English major helped me prepare to continue with my education."

An alumnus getting his master's degree in English Literature and History from the University of Montana says his English major "obviously" helped prepare him for his graduate studies.

A Ph.D. candidate in Politics at Princeton University notes that "strong writing skills are essential to a successful career in academia" and feels that her English major has helped her in her current work.  She says that many of her professors have remarked on her papers' being "tightly-written and well-argued."

A law student at the University of Detroit says that in her field, critical reading is essential ("semantics are everything").  She feels her English major prepared her for her career "very well," noting that "by graduation, I was very comfortable and confident in communicating in writing as I did so regularly as an English (and Political Science) student."  She also remarks that "Employers have commented that they like having English majors around because we have spicier writing."