I told myself at the beginning of summer I wouldn’t be joining the “If College Majors Were…” trend that I have been seeing on social media lately. Since the start of June, I have been seeing articles that describe my major in the terms of cookies , television show characters , and even memes clog up my Facebook news feed. Despite my disdain for this trend, I still felt like college majors needed to be summed up in another genre of material items: breakfast cereals. Everyone likes breakfast, and cereal happens to be one of the most popular forms of breakfast among college students alike due to its quick and easy nature. Thus, I felt like another “If College Majors Were…” article was necessary. Here are some of the best breakfast cereals that describe various college majors.
Communications - Alpha Bits
Which other cereal is better for a communications major than a cereal you can literally communicate with? Whenever I ate this cereal as a kid, I would try to find the best letters to communicate secret messages to my siblings and friends. A communications major would have no trouble in finding the best combinations of letters in their bowl to communicate important messages to whoever is reading/listening.
English - Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Just like a good book does within its pages, a singular piece of Cinnamon Toast Crunch hosts both a lot of flavor and complexity with its tiny ridges, swirls of cinnamon, and perfect dusting of sugar. A plot full of ridges from its rises and falls, swirls of intricate character relationships, and a perfect dusting of fantasy makes any English major content beyond belief, making a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch a container full of happiness.
Math - Reeses Puffs
Resses Puffs is one of the most popular types of cereal amongst cereal connoisseurs everywhere for its rich “peanut butter chocolate flavor.” Its peanut butter flavor isn’t super overpowering, and the cereal doesn’t scream over-chocolatey either. Rather, this perfect sphere of cereal has the perfect ratio of chocolate to peanut butter- something that only a math major could perfect.
History - Frosted Flakes
On the outside, Frosted Flakes look boring; they look just like plain regular corn flakes. Not until you dive into a bowl of Frosted Flakes do you truly understand the true wonderfulness of this cereal with its sweet tastes. Similarly, all the readings that history majors must complete seem very boring on the outside, but it takes a special person who enjoys history to dive in and enjoy the sweet knowledge that history has to offer.
Science - Raisin Bran
Only a science major would know how to blend complicated chemicals together to form some sort of helpful concoction; any other person would most likely make some sort of mess or blow up something (or at least I would). Science majors also exhibit the most amount of patience I have ever seen with their ability to be in the lab for hours waiting for the smallest of results. Likewise, it takes a genius to be able to make two mediocre ingredients (Bran Flakes and Raisins) work well together and to actually enjoy it.
Nursing - Granola
Granola always knows how to make you feel good. Whenever I eat a bowl of granola, I feel a lot better and healthier
Dance - Rice Krispies
Dance majors are always fun to watch in a performance with their high energy and gorgeous movements, just like how fun it is to watch Rice Krispies literally dance when you pour milk in your cereal bowl. Also, with all the hours they spend perfecting their craft, their hips, backs, knees, etc. can’t help but let out a “snap, crackle, pop” each time they move their joints.
Theater - Lucky Charms
Lucky Charms are super fun, and so are theater majors with their charming personalities and ability to pull you into any performance. There may be some performances that confuse you (like those weird shapes of the actual cereal), but each performance by these thespians always make you think afterward and keep wanting more (like those ever-so-delicious marshmallows).
Psychology - Cocoa Puffs
Cocoa Puffs seem simple on the outside with their spherical shape and bland brown color, but definitely pack a punch with their explosive chocolate flavor- just like how a psychology major will pack a punch on you with their vast knowledge of the human mind. With the cereal’s simplistic nature, only a psychology major would be able to understand why that bird from the commercial is actually “cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.”
Education - Cheerios
This is the classic cereal that every young child seems to love; I can’t tell you how many times I have seen young children devouring handfuls of Cheerios anywhere in public while lounging in their stroller. Plus, Cheerios aren’t afraid to change up their game a little bit with their various flavors like Honey Nut, Apple-Cinnamon, and Banana Nut. Similarly, education majors are able to think on their feet and change their lesson plans up to keep their kids wanting more.
