Remember when you were first coming into college and all of your friends and relatives curiously prodded at what your major was going to be? Ahh, how terrible that was, and now that you’re in college, they still ask? Well, if you get the same disapproving looks many students do, you’re not alone, and NOT wasting your time, regardless of what you’re doing.
Generally after the initial “oh, that’s nice” the person moves on to “what do you plan on doing with that?” and finally “you have to make a living, you know.” Yeah, girl, I do know, I’m in college for a reason. But, regardless of the smirks and know-it-all attitude of the older generation, no one wastes their time when they decide to go to college.
According to ownyourownfuture.com, someone who obtains a Bachelor’s Degree will earn twice as much money in a lifetime as a high school graduate. Also, they earn better career options and networking opportunities. College improves decision-making, communication, and analytical skills; it’s proven! College graduates also end up with better health and a better standard of living. This is all great news for anyone currently suffering through his or her 19-hour course load.
However, mostly parents deem what major is acceptable and what major is not. For example, a large sector of society deems Art History majors, or Fine Arts majors, virtually worthless in “the real world.” The same goes for English, Psychology, History, Classical Studies, Language, Literature, Women’s Studies, and anything on an instrument. This all seems a little trite considering the faculty at schools are hired to help students get jobs, so why even help students get jobs who are going through these “worthless” programs? Because there are opportunities for everyone, regardless of major. At Fischer Investments, the only educational requirement is a Bachelor’s Degree, and diversity of majors and interests are invited, even ballet majors.
No major is worthless. No one goes to college to bust their ass and not try to get a job. That’s not the point. People go to college to better themselves, gain more knowledge, become marketable, and eventually gain employment. So, it’s really not fair to say where someone’s passion lies is not “worthy” or “profitable” because the point of a degree is to be an expert in the field you chose to pursue.
If everyone were a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or businessperson then the world would have no diversity because everyone would know the same material. We might have some really healthy people and tall skyscrapers, but no magazines since there would be no journalists, and no art because no one would make it. No one would care about Picasso or our classic literature. It takes all kinds of people to make the earth turn, so just because you might not leave college making six figures does not mean your hard work is in vain, it means you’re pursuing something that makes your earth turn.
