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Stop Trying To Make It Seem Like Your Major Is Harder Than Everyone Else's

Why can't we be friends?

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Stop Trying To Make It Seem Like Your Major Is Harder Than Everyone Else's
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I've seen so many tweets recently about how people believe that certain majors are more difficult and more dominant over others. For example, one individual spoke about how hard she was studying for her science exams while an education major was simply "cutting out gingerbread men" at the desk next to her. This sparked a lot of controversy as well as tweets that compared a variety of other majors.

The other day I saw one about how art majors complain so much about their workload and how creative and emotional they are, apparently. Honestly, it made me angrier than it did upset.

I was already offended by the aforementioned tweet about education majors, with the knowledge that they have such a huge workload, and really are working towards being educators of our future children. So when I began to see more and more Twitter users attacking each other for what major we each pursue, it got me thinking.

We don't understand majors outside of our own any more than we understand how Will Smith never ages. I will never know how hard being a pre-med student is, or a psychology major, etc.

I can relate to art majors because I really understand the overwhelming stress of creating pieces that we're proud of, that meet the requirements, and that will get us a grade we believe we deserve. It's a constant state of learning to deal with constructive criticism that I can't even begin to explain.

But just because I have a lot of work and stress doesn't mean that non-art students don't. How could I even begin to compare my workload to another student's when I've literally never experienced it, and I never will?

Every major has its challenges, but obviously, there's a reason we choose to do what we do. I love art, so I decided I'm going to study art. My friend loves teaching and working with children, so she studies education; another friend loves criminal justice and psychology, so she works day and night to memorize facts and theories that I can't even understand.

So, like, can we just stop comparing ourselves to each other, especially on the basis of what we love and choose to spend the rest of our lives doing?

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