We are often asked this question, and everyone waits for us to list the most appropriate majors; however, we don't seek students from particular fields of study. (Truth be told: we find it a bit offensive to categorize a person as a "business major" or a "literature student.") And, in spite of our strong commitment to creative methodologies, we are not an arts program and are not looking for arts students. To date, only a few of our students have been arts majors of some kind. Rehearsing Change students have many of the following characteristics:

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• Those who seek to stretch their learning beyond the classroom, connecting education to real-life application.

• Those who want to immerse themselves into community. (Note: we do not say immerse yourself in language, as that is simply a bi-product of living in community. Immersing yourself in language means we are too focused on your language acquisition and not on the mutual benefit with our partnering communities.)

• Those who want to be part of a transformational educational experience that seeks to decolonize how we teach/learn.

• Those who want to challenge themselves: as students, as change agents, as humans.

• Those who are passionate about social change, yet know that it is part of lengthy process and thus demonstrate patience and flexibility.

 

Now, if you really need to know what majors our students have come from, here is a small list: International Studies, Latin American Studies, the Social Sciences (especially Political Science, Anthropology and Sociology), Biology, Spanish, Peace and Conflict Studies, Computer Science, Physics, Education, and Creative Writing.