As an English major, to be more specific I am English teaching. I’ve had my fair share of comments; from “are you going to make fun of my grammar?" to “ you must do a lot of boring reading" and the classic, “Oh, so do you want to teach, which grade level?" I might be a bit biased, but English majors are actually some of the coolest and most unique people I’ve ever met. Here are five reasons why you should stop hating English majors and become one of us, instead.
1. We are world class procrastinators who get the job done.
It’s 10 P.M. on a Sunday night and your typical English major has been sitting in their PJ's watching Netflix for four solid hours. Then it hits them — they have 10-page paper due tomorrow on Sir Gawain and the Green knight. English majors, being the star procrastinators that we are, have the power to read 70 pages of British literature and write a solid “A” paper all in the span of a few hours. The best part? Getting it back with professors fascinated with all the hours and hard work we apparently must have dedicated to the paper … shhh. Keep a secret!
2. We become the most popular people around campus.
As soon as all of our friends, in my case sorority sisters, find out that we’re English majors, suddenly everyone wants to buy me candy or my favorite soda for a "quick" edit. They know that we are extremely picky about our grammar and how to write a *flawless* paper, so we're soon treated like royalty while we’re chuckling at their misuse of they’re, their, and there. Keep the Skittles coming and I will edit all of the papers you want!
3. We become great friends with all of our professors.
Because who doesn’t love bonding over literature and playfully debating over who the best poet of all time is? Classes are more like gatherings with your best buds for a really in-depth book club. You know all of the professors by name or had them at least once before since the department is usually pretty small. We can analyze a passage to death and take turns reading poetry out loud until we’re all moved to tears by the beauty of it.
4. We’re easy to please.
English majors maintain a simplistic way of life; you’ll often find us curled up in a corner with a page turner and a large cup of coffee. If you thought you liked coffee, just look at the veins of an English major. They’re probably gushing with one too many shots of espresso. If you really want to impress us, buy us books that coordinate with our literary preferences and we’ll probably love you for life.
5. We’re romantic.
As English majors, we have special places in our hearts for writing and the power of emotions that words can express. If you ever start dating an English major, be prepared for long, romantic letters written in fancy cursive and a bit of old-timey sentiment. No wonder I am such an emotional mess sometimes and love romance novels. If you marry that English major, be ready to work on your wedding vows for months because theirs are going to kick butt and have the crowd in tears by the end of the second line.
There you have it, why you shouldn't hate on us English majors. The people that edit your papers for you, the people that read a lot of books and drink tons of coffee.
I promise, we are pretty cool people.
