Not a day goes by that my mother doesn’t remind me that I should have been a nurse like her. I love my mom. And I love nurses. But something about being a nurse didn’t feel right to me. I don’t know if it’s because I can’t stomach some of the things that go on in a hospital, but I knew that that wasn’t the right profession for me.

There are certain majors that often get a bad rap. When someone says they’re majoring in political science or pre-med or business or law, there’s often a positive connotation associated with it. But when someone says they want to be a musician, a graphic designer, a social worker, or even a teacher, some people will automatically judge their life decisions.

But why?

Why do people subconsciously put you aside if you’re a communications major?

People are stupid. That’s why.

Just because you decided to follow your passions does not make you any less of a student than anybody else. Don’t think for one second that you’re not as smart as the biochemistry major that lives down the hall from you. Like I said, some majors have negative connotations. Some people are ignorant and think that just because you’re in the contemporary arts school that you’re not as smart as someone in the nursing program. There are graphic designers out there who could outwit anyone in law school. There is no correlation between intelligence and chosen career path. People succeed because they are passionate, driven, and hard-working.

If you love painting, PAINT. If you love writing screenplays, WRITE. If you love playing music, PLAY. If you love teaching people, TEACH. If you like blogging, BLOG. Like Marc Anthony said, “If you love what you do, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.”

So to the kids that were told to pick ‘real’ majors, throw one finger in the air and continue doing your music production homework.