Having chosen a liberal arts college , you have a golden opportunity to exercise some liberal thinking. Even if you have a passion for the stage, yearn to master the make-up of molecules, or bury yourself in Leo Tolstoy or Emily Dickinson, you will become a better actor, scientist, philosopher, poet, human being, if you take in a full sweep of the liberal arts. If you've never heard of Cultural History and your knowledge of international politics is limited to the evening news, check out Narratives in Society with Dana Howell and Introduction to World Politics with Lynette Rummel. You get the idea. However well-defined your interests are coming into Marlboro, keep in mind that broad study in your first two years will add to the dimensions of your current interests and will open doors to new ones.
Broad study is a common theme throughout the Course Book.
You will note that Sample Programs of Study in every field indicate courses across the curriculum which are highly recommended to enrich and inform your study of an area. If you are interested in creative writing and have been writing poetry or fiction since you were 6 years old, don't limit yourself to creative writing, literature, and poetry classes. Hold onto your interests , but consider connections. And speaking of connections . . . Check out Representative Plans in each field of study in this book, and you'll see how students on Plan have made connections between and among fields because of ventures into diverse areas.