For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a journalist. I wanted to report news and watch myself on TV. I wanted to write and learn about the entire industry. I wanted to be Giuliana Rancic and report live from the red carpet as my favorite artists and actors walked past me. It was, and still is, my dream. However, I am continuously told that journalism just isn't a realistic major. Some of my professors even warn my fellow students and me that it is very difficult to find a job and to have a back up plan. But, wait, isn't it hard for a lot of people to find jobs? It isn't just journalism.. and if every journalism were to change their mind, who would we have reporting and covering the news for us? Sometimes I will admit it is very discouraging and I feel like maybe I should have studied something that I know I will get a job right after graduation..but then I remember how much I love my classes and how much I truly love journalism.

I love my major and here are just some reasons why….

1. I can be creative and myself. I get to write and report on things that are important to people. Without a journalist, how would you get your daily news? How would you learn about fun celebrity gossip? Journalists are so important to everyday life.
2. I love my classes. I love learning about how a camera works, how to write news broadcast and how to edit a story on print and online. I love going on adventures and forcing myself to interview strangers on the street.
3. I increase my social skills. I get to expand my people skills and talk to strangers about so many different topics. I grow every day as a person and become more comfortable talking to people and I develop a better vocabulary and expand it.
4. I attain desirable skills. Communication is one of the most important skills necessary for any job, across any industry.
5. I can voice my opinion through my writing. I probably would not be doing this article if I were not a journalism major.

Thinking back to when I switched my major for a quick, (one semester) makes my head spin. I truly cannot see myself in any other field than journalism and I know everyday that I am doing what I am supposed to be doing and that is the greatest feeling in the world.