All college students have one thing in common. They’re all in school trying to better themselves and their education in order to hopefully obtain their dream job come graduation. Besides that, almost every college student is unique. There are dozens of majors and minor combinations, emphasis’, even individual classes that shape the kind of career each student is striving for. Of course, there are majors that are indeed more difficult to receive than others. Engineering, accounting or any major that is involved in the field of medicine or law is going to be more intensive and challenging or even more “useful” in the real world than maybe a degree in communication or psychology. However, it is my biggest pet peeve when people constantly feel the need to inform me that my degree is easy or “useless.”

First of all, college is demanding regardless of the classes you’re taking. Whether you’re an education major or an engineering student, you are constantly being challenged and pushed outside your comfort zone. I’m not degrading the amount of effort and intelligence that it takes to master the concepts of engineering or nursing because I envy those whose brains are able to process those kinds of subjects. But at the same time, it takes just as much effort and intelligence to master the concepts of communication theory or analyzing literature just maybe in a different way. It’s not fair for you to say getting an “A” in one of my classes is like getting a “C” in a class for a more difficult program.

Another thing that people with broad majors also get frequently is that their major is useless or that it’s going to be nearly impossible to find a job in the real world that associates with that degree. Obviously, if there’s a program at a university that offers the major, there are possible career paths that can be followed with that degree. The thing that’s exciting about getting a degree in a broad field such as communication, English, philosophy and so on is that there are numerous things that can be done with that major and we’re not limited to one specific career path. Who knows what job we’re going to end up with after graduation? The possibilities are more varied.

I don’t care if I’m not going to make as much money as a doctor or an engineer and I have my own reasons for wanting to pursue the career that I’m pursuing. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life doing something that I have no interest in just to heavily fill my bank account. If you’re entering a career field for the sole reason that it pays well, somewhere down the line you’re going to lose your desire for it. Your choice in major or degree affects no one but yourself. If it’s a program that you’re interested in and passionate about, then that’s what’s going to make you a happier person in the long run. This is something that you’ll ultimately be doing for the rest of your life- so if taking the easy courses and pursuing the useless career path gets you to your dream job, then that’s all that should matter.