Choosing your major was one of the most significant decisions of your college career.
Students choose to major in religious studies for different reasons.
I lived in Japan on a study abroad program while a Grinnell student. It was a good choice for me personally. I was very interested in exploring both eastern and western religious thought and history. Religion plays an important role in our society and I wanted to understand its influence. I was also thinking about applying to Rabbinical school and religious studies seemed like an appropriate, if not useful major.