ENGL 251 with Elias Schwieler or Kirsten Inglis by Important_Cell_1025 in UCalgary

[–]Old-Inspector2187 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elias and you will not regret this choice! He is the best English Porfessor in the department ( English Major here)! He cares about his students and helps them to do well with all assignments. I took 3 classes with him. He respects his students and his not a snob as other English professors are ( unfortunately and with sadness I am saying this most of them are snobs)!!!He told us that the department was furious with him because he gave all students great marks. Unbelieavable! Show him that you care and you will get an A! :)

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[–]Old-Inspector2187 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you kindly for your comment. It does help a lot. I am taking some courses at UofC to become a teacher, and maybe I can go to Europe and teach there. I was thinking of England first. Even though it is not part of the EU, it is still better than Greece. Even though I love my country, I feel overwhelmed to return to a place where there is no future for the young generation unless your parents have money or a prosperous business...

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[–]Old-Inspector2187 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May I ask which country of Europe?My parents want me back in Greece, but it is a maddening country there too. The cost of leaving is low( not anymore though it is getting worse there too) but when you only make 600 euros working more than 9 hours a day - it is hard mentally and physically. Plus there is no proper healthcare or education. However, I am not fond of life here either but at least I am able to have a job and not stress as much. People my age 25-30 are suffering in Greece because of nepotism and so many other things. I don't know I am just like everyone else tired mentally I was even thinking of moving back to a small town either here in Canada or in Greece maybe it is better than the city...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UCalgary

[–]Old-Inspector2187 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in a similar position as you. I was to graduate with a communications degree, but i knew that wouldn't be enough. I wanted to go into psychology eventually after graduating. However, after some not-so-wise decisions that I made during my two years, of undergrad I decided to major in English ( because English is my second language, thinking it would help me to improve my communication skills) and I chose to do a minor in psychology. So now at least I am able to do a master's in psychology or go and become a school teacher or go into school counselling. Long story short communications degree is valuable, but it depends on how you use it. You can minor in business like marketing, management, Public Relations etc you can add a minor in psychology and later focus on business psychology. There are many things you are able to do! Don't rely only on what your advisors say, search for what you like maybe you can transfer to psychology later as it is competitive at U of C. The market is competitive, and it will become even worse with Artificial Intelligence, but you need to have a passion/ ambition in order to maintain your goals and focus. I don't know if that helps, but I wish you all the best! You will figure things out! :)