Dear Committee Members

by Julie Schumacher

no matter the variety of employment, there is nothing more relevant or crucial than an aptitude for original thought and imaginative expression.

(Blaise Pascal: I apologize that my letter is so long; I lacked the time to make it shorter.)

Be reassured: the literature student has learned to inquire, to question, to interpret, to critique, to compare, to research, to argue, to sift, to analyze, to shape, to express. His intellect can be put to broad use. The computer major, by contrast, is a technician—a plumber clutching a single, albeit shining, box of tools.