12 Things Only Political Science Majors Understand
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12 Things Only Political Science Majors Understand

We forget we're not supposed to talk politics at the table.

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12 Things Only Political Science Majors Understand

1. We will judge you on whatever news channel you watch.

Whether it is Fox News, MSNBC or CNN, we think you're either a conservative misogynist, liberal hippie, or pretentious know-it-all just based on the channels you tune into.


2. We're probably not voting for anyone this election... or better yet, we're running ourselves.

Since we dissect every single piece of every candidates platform, it's hard to even agree with anything.


3. We don't all want to be lawyers.

Not all political science majors will go into malpractice prosecuting and make millions of dollars.


4. But some of us do.

And some of us will.



5. Reality TV... is the news.

While our roommates watch The Real Housewives, we're watching Anderson Cooper 360.


6. Speaking of Anderson Cooper, we want to marry him.

Guy, girl, gay, straight, everyone loves that white hair.


7. But we also like scripted shows.

Only The Newsroom, Veep and The West Wing.



8. Everyone has interned at a congressman/representative's office.

And we'll stick with them 'til the end.


9. Or at a DA's office.

And it's nothing like Law & Order.


10. After all that paperwork over the summer, we can at least look forward to hours and hours of writing essays.

But at least everything's organized... at the DA's.


11. Our non-political science friends hate us because we correct every flaw in their political arguments.

We don't mean to be know-it-alls, but it's basic 100 level stuff. We have to interject.


12. We forget we're not supposed to talk politics at the table.

So family get-togethers are always a little uncomfortable.



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