So you're a political science major... Now what? Here's what to expect over your next four years in college. Ask any other political science major and they'll be able to relate.
Everyone is convinced your major is the easiest thing in the world.
Poli sci classes are hard, let me tell you from personal experience. My politics professors have twisted my brain into knots I didn’t think I could ever unravel. Last semester I took an intro level international politics class and an upper level biology class. Which one do you think was tougher? Politics. Definitely.
People ask you what you’re going to do with your major constantly.
“Soooo.. Law school right?” Listen we have no idea what we want to do after college yet, but law school definitely isn’t the only option for us. Political science is a broad field and we shouldn’t all be boxed into the Elle Woods category.
You’ve had that one class that has made you rethink your entire stance on politics.
You walked into class on the first day of the semester thinking you were a die hard conservative Republican. On the last day, you found that you were a bit (maybe even a lot…) more liberal than you thought. Political science classes don’t teach you what to think, they teach you how to think. This can sometimes really open a poli sci student’s eyes to different viewpoints and opinions.
Your Facebook is filled with shared political articles.
Let me scroll down my wall really quickly… “Bernie Sanders tops Hillary Clinton by 2-to-1 Margin in New Hampshire.” Shared. “Donald Trump Vows to Ban All Canadians from Entering U.S.” Shared. “Vampire Weekend Will Perform at a Bernie Sanders Rally in Iowa Tonight? Whaaaat?" Shared. Shared. Shared.
You force your roommate to watch debates with you like they’re sitcoms.
“What do you meeeean you’d rather watch the Bachelorette?”
You bond with your poli sci peers about House of Cards and Scandal.
Okay, let’s be honest… Who isn’t in love with Frank Underwood? We idolize him. We want to be him. And Olivia Pope? We know she’s meant to end up with President Fitz. Even though, realistically, the Hill down in Washington is certainly not this dramatic and steamy, we eat these dramas up. These shows are our guilty pleasures.
You hate hearing people say, “I’m not into politics.”
“Not into politics?! Absurd.”
…but you hate hearing people who know nothing about politics make rash statements even more.
“Why why why are you talking right now?”
You freak out when you hear that your friends haven’t registered to vote yet.
You live in the greatest country in the world. Your vote is so crucial. Vote.
You have a far off desire to be the next President of the United States.
Being the head of the executive branch, having a great deal of political power over the nation, having a cool first dog like President Obama’s precious Bo… I mean who doesn’t dream of living in the White House at least once? Us political science majors might think about it a little too much though…