Stop Telling Me My Major Isn't Hard
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Stop Telling Me My Major Isn't Hard

"Oh, I bet you only studied for a day for that exam."

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Stop Telling Me My Major Isn't Hard

On every college campus, you have the different stereotypical college kids. You have the super nerds (the people that do not eat, drink, or sleep, they just study). You have the people that take 6 naps a day and still have time for Netflix (still trying to figure that one out). You also have a large group of kids that are somewhere in between. They have time to go out on weekends, but also bust their ass during the week. Last, but certainly not least you have a specific group of kids that like to shame other peoples' majors. This needs to stop.

Don't worry, I get it. Some majors do require a lot more work than others, but please by no means tell me that my major isn't as hard as yours.

As of right now, I am a Psychology and English double major. Now, if I said that I was solely a Psychology major, you would probably roll your eyes at me and think about all the time I have to screw around. If I said I was just English major, you would probably do the exact same thing. Together though, you probably want to know a little more about me and how I am worthy of your time because my majors aren't just a piece a cake.

The fact that I even have to defend myself blows my mind. At this point in time, I thought we would be mature enough to realize that not everyone has the same interests and talents.

Don't get me wrong, I am the first person to admit that memorizing chemical equations and mechanisms is difficult and not exactly my cup of tea. But I also know that these same people that can excel at this, would not be able to write 40 page short stories and all types of poems. Stop telling me that you are working harder. We are covering different material and each of us has different talents. We also have different goals. Some of us want go to law school, some of us want go to med school, and some of us grad school. Some lucky ducks will even be done after obtaining an undergraduate degree, and this is NO reason for others to belittle them.

So as someone who as to deal with the constant buzzing of questions like "what are you going to do with your degree?" all time time, please do me a favor: stop also telling me that my major isn't worthy or difficult like yours. Next time you want information about the brain or psychological disorders, or even a slam dunk book to read while you are in the car for a few hours, don't ask me because remember: my major was easy.



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