Well, Ninjerk, that was a very honest reply. As all us Buk fans know a degree and good writing are not necessarily related. And good ole Samuel Clemens reminds us "don't to let school get in the way of a good education"! :-)
But a diverse literary background, i.e. being well read, is probably one thing that will allow you the freedom you're ultimatley looking for in your writing. Even if it simply reinforces the fact that you hate a given period or style. Now, I'm 30 years older than you and 'time' looks different to me - 4 months (one semester) is nothing...I'd be happy to give anybody 3 hours a week to learn me on any given subject (they may have a point, they may not, only one way to find out). Problem is I've got this wild hair that makes me want to fuck with people...so, to make things interesting for me, I would read up on the Bronte Sisters and Jane Austen et al well before the semester and get into it with the 'feminist' prof, challenge her ideas from a position of knowledge. Make her squirm, make her defend her opinions (because that's all they are opinions) and let her know in no uncertain terms that she's gonna have to deal with you now...oh yeah, that's where it starts to get fun.
You might not get a good grade, but fuck it, you want to learn something or get a grade? By the way, this is not 'advice', I'm telling you what I would do (have done already) to have fun. Not only do you gain that literary diversity, the rest of the class gets involved, they can't wait for the next lecture... your lecture :-)
A bit about 'freedom' ... in my experience, the kind of freedom you're looking for (in writing or anything esle) actually comes out of great discipline, rather than doing whatever you want to do. For example, if you have the discipline to learn the times tables, periodic chart, chemistry, physics, calculus, etc (even though you 'hate' science), you gain the freedom to choose to be a doctor, architect, anthropologist, physicist, baker or even a 'writer'. But if you blow off science because I don't need that shit to write, or whatever reason, you limit yourself, you're not free at all. If writing doesn't work out in the end what are your choices? Maybe you can be a baker (or a postal clerk in downtown LA, or assembly line worker in a light bulb factory)...
You see what I'm saying Ninjerk is, our fear of failing, of disappoitning ourselves, often comes partly from putting all our eggs in one basket...if writing doesn't work out, what then? You say you have a feeling you'll hate your major, so what, you haven't tried it yet...and doing something you hate has it's own rewards, especially for writers! :-) You need a source for that kind of unbridled passion...love and hate and death are 'the' ultimate motivators...
Good luck with all that, ciao
Bobby D
BTW, do you know how to drive a stick or not?@!!!