College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities Campus
101 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

George's Blog

  • Where to Go?

    It’s been two years since I had to decide where to go for college. In my senior year of high school, I applied to seven schools and got accepted to six of them. By late April I had narrowed the list from six to two. My biggest problem in the college selection process was to gauge which of the two schools would be the better match for me.

    April 27th, 2008

  • Back to the U

    Spring break is winding down, and classes are due to reconvene tomorrow. It was good to depart from routine and get away from campus for a while. I went to Toronto, Canada to visit some high school friends for a “mini-reunion�. I arrived back in Minneapolis just yesterday, and I pretty much passed out on my bed after the flight. My mind is still in vacation mode and isn’t fully functioning, but that will probably change in the upcoming week.

    March 24th, 2008
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  • Class & major: sophomore; political science, cultural studies and comparative literature
  • Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
  • When I have free time, I: hit the gym, run, read, listen to music, hang out with friends, and eat
  • Why a liberal arts degree: Unlike specialized or technical degrees, a liberal arts degree provides flexibility in deciding what you want to do after graduation.
  • My favorite CLA class so far: My first CSCL class - Intro to Cinema and Media Culture. It explored a subject that I hadn't previously studied, and I found it rather interesting.