I went into my freshman year of college knowing I wanted to major somewhere in the Communications Department. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, which is why I chose a major with such a wide variety of options for careers. After taking one year of classes, I loved them all and decided to specialize in Public Relations and Journalism.
Life as a Communications major is much different from the lives of students with other majors. I’ve always been used to having to study, memorize, and take tests over things that I probably forgot the day after. That’s one of the many things I love about being a Communications major. I don’t have to memorize statistics, take tests every week over my knowledge of vocabulary words, or do worksheet after worksheet of homework. Some people consider my major the “easy” major because I don’t have to do these things, but what they don’t understand is what we actually do. I spend my time writing paper after paper and doing projects that relate to real life situations.
I have had people tell me that’s the reason why I chose that major. They think I chose my major because it’s the “easiest.” For all you communications majors, you know what I’m talking about. I didn’t choose my major because I thought it would be easy. I chose my major for the same reason everyone else chooses theirs -- because I love it. I love building relationships and strengthening my communication skills through classes and projects. I love the endless opportunities for careers that I will have after I graduate. I simply love everything about it.
I’m not going to lie to myself or anyone else, though. No, I don’t like taking tests and no, I don’t like staying up all night studying and memorizing things that I will probably forget the minute I hand my test in. I’ve never been a really good test taker and I’ve always hated memorizing things, so communications is perfect for me. I enjoy writing and doing projects that challenge me to go out into the real world for different situations that I will face when I’m on my own.
The best part about communications is that I will never be bored. Especially with public relations. Our job is to plan. We work on planning for things that could happen, not usually anything that has happened. I like the fact that I have to challenge my creativity. From planning big events to reacting and responding to a high-pressure situation, I’ll always be forced to problem solve and think creatively.
So, for all those people out there that think I chose the “easy” major, I didn’t. I chose the major that best fits with my personality and interests. I chose the major that will give me the most opportunities after I graduate and the major that always keeps me constantly problem solving. I love my major, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me in a couple of years when I’m graduated.
