I am going into broadcast journalism. I have wanted to do so for quite some time now, yet I still find myself asking, “Why am I here?” Truthfully, in high school, I wanted to do it because I thought I could make a lot of money, and I could… if I really wanted to. But now I don’t care. That’s why I’m staying IN college. “What?” you might ask.

Sure I could be cliché and say “College is your oyster where you find yourself, figure out what you want to do and hopefully find that wife,” but then you would want to throw a javelin at my face, and I would let you. Yes, all those things might come as products from being at school, but all I’m trying to say is, and take this how it's meant; if you are in college just so you can earn a degree and make money down the road, then leave because there are easier and more efficient ways of doing that. College is for studying something you enjoy and want to learn more about, not an obligation that we have to follow because society tells us too if we want a job.

College is not for the weak, it’s a marathon for the interested.
It isn’t for those who are lackluster and annoying because they neglect their 300-word synopsis on Mozart for Musicology to kill some innocent pedestrians in "Grand Theft Auto" every night. I see too many people blow it because they don’t want to deal with all the papers and junk in their first year or two. NEWSFLASH! It takes a little sacrifice in order to get to the good stuff your last two years and by then you will probably be burned out. It sucks but that’s life. If I could somehow buy a box of Oreo’s, open it up and there only be filling, it would be amazing, but that’s not life! So yes, college IS like an Oreo: got to get through the tough part to enjoy the good stuff.

Think about the money before money becomes all you can think about.
Make sure what you are spending on college is worth it. Find a major you are interested in learning about, not making money from. You hopefully will be able to make money doing what you love but sometimes that’s not the case. My brother didn’t get a degree in logistics at all but is now working for a logistics firm - My first point. The guy who went to a trade school to be a plumber or an underwater welder only spent $33,000 over two years. When that is compared to $127,000 over a 4 year bachelor degree, they saved $94,000, and a plumber is making $60,000 by his second year with a company. He spent less money and time and is making bank “snaking” drains for a living — my second point.

I’m not trying to convince you to drop out and become a plumber or to give up hope because school is boring and annoying (even though I feel that way everyday). In fact, it’s quite the opposite. I want to give you some motivation. You’re at a school where you can pretty much take and do whatever you want. You are paying good money for this ability so use it and find what you want. It’s that simple. If there isn’t something and you’ve looked at every major here, then I suggest trade school or getting incredibly good at a sport…

You don’t have to figure that all out in your first couple years, just eventually. Stay relaxed, you have time. But, don’t go through school feeling obligated to do it because “You have to have a degree to get a good job and make money.” NO. Underwater welders make six digits and they learn how to melt stuff underwater in trade school… whoa. Just enjoy it, one collegiate day at a time. If all of that fails, I would say taking to the streets to a life of crime is for you.