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It's Time To Ask: What Else Could ACS Stand For? 25 Likely Possibilities

Augustine Cultural Seminar? Sounds kind fake.

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It's Time To Ask: What Else Could ACS Stand For? 25 Likely Possibilities

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Here at Villanova, we've all taken ACS. We probably know it as Augustine Cultural Seminar. But I feel like there are some other possible things it could potentially stand for. A lot of them may seem like nonsense, but I promise, these are really thought-provoking claims I'm making, so bear with them.

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7 Reasons A Liberal Arts Education Is Not A Waste Of Time, No Matter How Much You Hate Gen-Ed Classes

If you complain about having to take classes outside your major, you're missing the point.

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7 Reasons A Liberal Arts Education Is Not A Waste Of Time, No Matter How Much You Hate Gen-Ed Classes

Elena Kreiner

The idea of a liberal arts education is commonly misunderstood. It gets tied in with either politics (no, it's not that kind of liberal!!) or labeled as a waste of time. At least once a day, I hear a classmate or peer talking about how having to take core classes is a waste of time and how it's just a way for the college to keep students longer and get more of their money. Here are a handful of reasons why a liberal arts education actually is not out to get you, even if you really don't want to take that literature class.

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I'm Sorry, But You Can't Force Me To Care About Subjects Not Related To My Major

All I'm saying is that there's a reason I chose the major I did and not something else.

Towson University

I'm Sorry, But You Can't Force Me To Care About Subjects Not Related To My Major

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I remember being in high school and thinking, "I can't wait to go to college and take classes about things I actually care about."

I have always been devoted to the arts and always knew I would go into a career related to art. High school sucked because I rarely ever got to take any classes related to what I knew would be my future career. Instead, I was forced to focus on things such as science and math, which I was awful at and loathed entirely.

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10 Times Pre-Nursing Majors Related To 'Grey's Anatomy' With Clinical Precision

D's get degrees? D's don't get you into nursing school!

Auburn University

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10 Times Pre-Nursing Majors Related To 'Grey's Anatomy' With Clinical Precision

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Before entering the incredibly challenging major of nursing, one must go through "pre-nursing." These are the semesters leading up to applying for nursing school. AKA you better work your butt off if you plan on getting in the first go around. While it is definitely not as difficult as nursing school by any means, it is stressful in its own way.

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If You Choose To Skip Classes, You're Making A Mistake

College isn't free and knowledge doesn't grow on trees.

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If You Choose To Skip Classes, You're Making A Mistake

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I've been at the college mill for so long that everything seems commonplace now—there are quirks that have become trivialities and things I no longer even consider. Hearing my sister's experiences really brings me back to the days I was a freshman (I feel centuries old even as I write that).

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Hacks To Buying Textbooks In College For Freshman And Beyond

English majors, please listen carefully, hack number six applies to you.

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I'm a senior with one semester left, meaning I'm trying to find the cheapest books that are a total need for a class. Being an English major, I'm required to buy a lot of books for each class and it adds up easily. Five classes with a total of at least ten books needed per class can be pricey.

This is an issue each student faces, not only every year but semester. A standard four years has eight semesters with a minimum of five classes to be considered a full-time student.

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Augustine Cultural Seminar? Sounds kind fake.

1. Actual Core Stuff

2. A Casual Seminar

3. Always Confessions Studying

4. Arachnid Ceiling String

5. Author Civilization Satisfied

6. Anti-Stupid Class

7. After Chill Studying

8. Alert Cranium Stimulation

9. August Croatia System

10. Aardvark Cream Seller

11. Astronaut Cancels Space

12. Australian Crust Slime

13. Awkward Clown Symposium

14. AaaahhhHHHHHahhahhHHH!!!! Crap! Shoot!

15. At Campus Sitting

16. American Chair Station

17. Aforementioned Crustacean Singapore

18. Amazing Counting Skills

19. Amos Corinthians Seth

20. Alexander Carlton Smith

21. Ask Collin Something

22. Adjunct Christmas Schedule

23. Acatamathesia Caprifoliaceous Sabbulonarium

24. Azerbaijani Crush Specialist

25. A Cee S

If you complain about having to take classes outside your major, you're missing the point.

1. You'll learn skills that your major might not teach you

2. Burnout becomes less likely

3. It can help you find your path

4. Core classes help you in your major classes

5. You'll have more chances to get involved on campus and in the community

6. You'll meet people you might not have otherwise

7. You'll (hopefully) become a well-rounded person

All I'm saying is that there's a reason I chose the major I did and not something else.

Taking classes not related to my major wastes not only my time, but my money, as well.

Cores are made with the sole purpose of keeping students in college longer and therefore owing their college more money.

D's get degrees? D's don't get you into nursing school!

When your friends say "D's get degrees!" but you know D's won't get you into nursing school

When you meet another pre-nursing major in the same classes as you

When your test grades get released

Coming to your professor's office hours looking for that extra credit

After a very stressful day of studying

Walking into your last Biology exam while you've got a borderline B

"Yes, your final exam is cumulative."

Sitting in lecture for a professor whose teaching style you aren't fond of

When your test appears to look like ~nothing~ you studied

Finally seeing your studying pay off

College isn't free and knowledge doesn't grow on trees.

English majors, please listen carefully, hack number six applies to you.

1. Try not to order from the campus bookstore.

2. If you’re going to order from the campus bookstore, rent your textbooks.

3. Always buy a used textbook over a new textbook.

4. Always ask your friends if they already have certain textbooks or books first.

5. Wait until the first day of your class.

6. Extra hack for English majors:

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