Why an Art Major isn't an 'Easy A' Major

Being a Graphic Design major, I've heard many comments on how it must be 'so fun' and 'so easy' to sit around and draw and color all day and then they're shocked when I don't have a perfect 4.0 because 'being an art major is easy'.

Well newsflash: it isn't.

Some classes are fun, but a lot of classes take a lot of hard work, dedicated time to projects, and a whole lot of creative brainstorming. When you have to be creative for 5-6 classes twice a week, you begin to run dry on ideas.
Additionally, not all classes are classes we want to take. I enjoy digital media and so when I have to take classes focused on traditional media art, I'm pretty unenthused with the class. However, I struggle through and do my best because that's what art majors do.

'Well you have no final exam, so that makes your major super easy!'

I wish. Instead of one final exam with questions, we get huge final projects that take a week to work on. Not only that, we have multiple classes we have to do this for so while everyone else at Troy has a finals week, art majors have a finals month.
Sure, sometimes we get goof off projects and get to have a little fun but being an art major isn't all just laughs and coloring, our teachers are truly trying to prepare us for the real world.

Next time someone tells you that they're an art major, don't think it's as simple as it seems.