Do You Love Your Major?

It’s something that I feel needs to be addressed. How many of you who are in college actually likes the major you’re studying? I’m always reading about how people hate the workload they have or they want to switch majors (I’m also at fault for this), but did anyone actually consider that this is the career path they wanted to pursue for the rest of their lives?

There are a lot of factors that determine what a person’s major is. Some people pursue a major because they believe they’ll get a lot of money and be hired a lot more easily. Some go undecided, and later choose a career path of interest. Some even choose one they don’t care about so then they can go party every weekend. They can do the work with minimal effort, get a degree, and worry about getting a job after they try to remember what happened in the four years they attended school.

To me, these just don’t feel like the right reasons to go to school and major in something. Yeah I mean money is great, but the state of the economy has influenced us so much that we can’t even pick a career we want because they say we won’t make a living after studying in that major. Seriously? That’s ridiculous. If you want to major in something, it should be one that you’re really good at, AND it’s something that is fun. That’s what makes the college experience worthwhile. It makes the money you or your parents are using to pay for your tuition all the more worthwhile.

If you’re in college just to party all the time and get by in school, you’re pretty much wasting the money your parents have worked hard to provide for you. Just don’t bother going to school at all. If you’re studying and are frustrated with the workload, and still love your major, then I commend you. There’s nothing better than having the satisfaction of getting something done in a field of work you absolutely love.

But if you’re just sitting around at night staring at a textbook wondering why you picked this major and how you’re not feeling any interest in it, you should definitely consider what you like and see if that’s the path to go for. You never know, it could be fun, and it would definitely add to the livelihood that is college.

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