"So you're going to double major in French and International Relations? Okat, that's cool. But what are you going to do with that?" First off, it's none of your business. Who are you to judge the validity and worth of what I want to study? Believe it or not, there was a time where students went to school to actually learn about things in which they were interested because they wanted, not because it would pay well. I know times have changed; due to the increased number of zeros on the price tag, students can't exactly go to school to study purely what they want- it has to be practical too. But that does not give you the right to judge how successful someone will be later on, especially with majors and professions with which you are unfamiliar.
So to answer your question, I'm going to be prepared to go to law school with my French and IR degree. But of course that always prompts more and more questions, like don't I know of the staggering amount of debt I'll be in? Will a degree in French and IR even be useful for studying in law school? Do I understand exactly what going to law school will encompass?
So now let me pose a question to all those wondering the same things: if I've put in enough thought to decide what I want to study, when and where, don't you think that I'd have thought about all of those already?
For me, going to school isn't about learning enough to land me a profession that will pay well later on. A degree in IR is going to be a conduit to studying international law, so I can become an ambassador, diplomat, or international lawyer and help people on a global scale. People who are seeking refuge, who are seeking haven, who are seeking the simplest thing in the world: help. How can you put put a price tag on that?
And even if I wasn't trying to do that, who are you to judge whether it's worth going to school for a "pointless" major? There are people who are persecuted for trying to pursue an education, whose society makes it impossible for them to obtain one, and who genuinely cannot afford to have one. Maybe I will be in debt for the rest of my life, maybe I won't. But I am blessed with the opportunity to be able to pursue higher studies. An opportunity both of my parents gave up so that me and my sisters would have.
Pursuing a higher education isn't a feasible possibility for everyone, so when someone says they are, don't discredit it. Going to college is so much more than what your major is. Going to college is so much more than the price tag. In the end, it all pays off.
