English VS Creative Writing Degrees ✨ - What's the difference?

so an english major and writing major walk into a bar

Join me for a casual conversation with my best friend, Ashley! We discuss the similarities and differences in English VS Creative Writing undergraduate programs.

DISCLAIMER: This is strictly from OUR experiences and is not meant to be taken as black and white advice (and if you disagree with something said, please be kind--Ashley is an angel to share her time with me, and I'd love for her to come back! Any rude comments will be deleted). Please do your own research on programs if you are debating between the programs. We are both in Canadian programs and were admitted into schools pre-COVID, so keep this in mind.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - intro
0:16 - introducing ashley
1:28 - why did we choose to study english/writing?
3:21 - similarities between english/writing degrees
3:47 - what does a typical writing major do?
5:50 - time commitment for a writing major
7:25 - what does a typical english major do?
9:55 - which degree focuses more on grammar?
12:23 - do you NEED to study english to be a good writer?
13:24 - should you take writing courses as an english major?
13:48 - how much do you read in an english program?
16:15 - all about essays
17:28 - time commitment for an english major
20:36 - jobs as an english major
23:02 - jobs as a writing major (& risks of unpractical degrees)
15:28 - how much do you read as a writing major?
28:17 - scholarships for english VS writing
30:00 - researching schools
31:52 - more job talk for writing majors
35:20 - the importance of getting involved in extracurriculars
37:14 - which degree focuses more on literature?
40:55 - rachel regrets her writing degree?
42:36 - last thoughts & outro

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→ "Primary Organs" in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu​​​​ & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1
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→ “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, https://bit.ly/3BURVqb
→ “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming

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→ "My Wolf Lives on the Windowsill" in Grain Magazine: [print only]

ABOUT ME
Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for eight years and am in my final year of my BA in creative writing. On my channel, rachel writes, I document my writing journey and try to post once a week (usually on Fridays).

DISCLAIMER:
I'm only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, it's important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :)

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Outro: This is not a joke by Monplaisir

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→ Camera: Sony ZV1
→ Vlog mic: Rode Video Micro
→ Sit-down mic: Blue Yeti OR Blue Snowball iCE
→ Editor: Premiere Pro

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