Andy Said:

What are some of the best universities for majoring in English/writing?

We Answered:

The best thing you can do is go to a school with a really good creative writing program. Most creative writing programs are more focused on graduate students. But that is okay. If you can get into a couple of the writing classes, then you'll have a great start. Plus, you'll be able to get recommendations for jobs or masters programs from a top professor/writer. And they will also be able to teach you more about the publishing side of things.

When looking for schools check out their English Department/Creative Writing Program home page. What are the requirements for the degree? Who are the professors and what do they study? What are they interested in? These are the people you'll be taking classes with. (And hopefully getting to know).

See:
http://www.engl.virginia.edu/
http://www.engl.virginia.edu/
http://www.humanities.uci.edu/english/pr…
http://www.chatham.edu/departments/writi…
http://english.osu.edu/programs/creative…
http://english.duke.edu/ugrads/cwritprog…
http://english.uiowa.edu/undergrad/index…