Throughout the year, I have received numerous pamphlets, postcards, letters, and fliers from various colleges. Some I have never heard of, and others are ones that I wish to attend, but the never-ending waste of paper has made me excited for the next four years. As I apply to colleges and make big decisions, I spend a lot of time leaving through course catalogues. Here are a few of the most interesting and humorous classes I have come across:
1. The American Vacation: University of Iowa offers this intriguing class, which discusses how American families of various backgrounds plan their vacations.
2. Maple Syrup: The Real Thing: This course, available at Alfred University, reviews the production of maple syrup and it's significance in our culture today.
3. Joy of Garbage: UC Berkley offers this strange sounding course, which teaches students how to manage their garbage and encourages recycling.
4. Underwater Basket Weaving: This course stays true to its name, as students learn to weave baskets underwater at Reed College.
5. Tree Climbing: At Cornell, students can take this nostalgic class in order to learn to climb trees.
6. Finding Dates Worth Keeping: University of Sioux Falls offers this strange class for students who cannot seem to find the perfect match.
7. How to Watch Television: Seemingly a pretty easy task, students still take this course at Montclair in order to learn how to watch TV.
8. The Art of Walking: We learn to walk at quite a young age, but students at Centre College learn how to walk in a healthier manner.
9. Street-Fighting Mathematics: Students learn the mathematical aspects of street-fighting when they sign up for this course offered at MIT.
10. Age of Piracy: Students from Arizona State can now learn the art and history of piracy.
I hope that in college, I have time to take an enjoyable class that will most likely teach me about something I never thought I would know so much about!
I love this post! I also am beyond excited to have the opportunity to take crazy, bizarre classes and understand completely random things in college. I am so excited to be able to learn about entirely new information and I too often look at the class catalogues and notice all the hilarious, interesting choices. Sign me up for that underwater basket weaving, that sounds awesome.
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