My Embeace of Liberal Arts Education.docVIP

My Embeace of Liberal Arts Education 　　When I began my study in Cornell University one year ago，I was asked by many ― relatives，friends，classmates，professors，and even strangers：“What is your major？”I would say：“Undecided.”Some of them would nod and comment：“Nice！”and then add“then you are in arts？” 　　Here，their so？鄄called“arts”means“liberal arts”education in the arts and sciences education，rather than those subjects as drawing，painting，and sculpturing which are more often regarded as“fine arts.”Of course，liberal arts education can include fine arts cultivation，but it also covers areas like biological and social sciences，and the humanities. According to Wikipedia①， an encyclopedia website，liberal arts education generally refers to“matters not relating to the professional，vocational，or technical curricula②.” 　　Back to the question，my answer is―well，yes. Except I was not so sure about attaining a liberal arts education at the beginning of my freshman year. I sometimes feel I am compelled to be a liberal arts student only for the reason that I have no idea about what my interests lie in and what my strengths are. Being“undecided”in the college of arts and sciences bothers me at times―it is just an euphemism③ of me“being lost”and having no idea what I am doing in Cornell University. On top of that， liberal arts education is sometimes viewed as too broad， especially comparing to professional and vocational education such as pre？鄄med④，engineering，and so on. 　　The requirements for College of Arts and Sciences in Cornell University are also significantly different from those of other colleges，say，Hotel Administration，or Engineering. In Arts and Sciences，you have a long list of what you have to do in order to graduate：learn one foreign language， meet breadths requirements and distribution requirements，and so on. For example，if I major in Government，in addition to my core major courses，I have to learn a different language，some knowledge about both ancient and modern things