Dear World,

I am going to talk about something that has been weighing on my mind for many, many years. You see, I am a mass communications major with a double emphasis in journalism and integrated communications, I. LOVE. WHAT. I. DO. I love all the writing, I absolutely live for all the projects. Just the same as anyone in any other major.

So yet here I am, and when someone asks my major and they hear mass communications they just make a sound, not even words, just a scoff off sound, which is basically the universal sign for 'oh that is so easy.'

Well, listen up all you people who dog on anyone who studies mass communications. I write articles, I am a journalist, I am aware that newspapers are dying out, trust me we learn about it but guess what someone still needs to write the articles you read online. Just because the paper is dying not my major is.

Not only am I a journalism emphasis but also an integrated communication emphasis. Do you know what an integrated communication person studies? Here is an exact excerpt from my universities page on integrated communications: "The Integrated Communication emphasis includes the disciplines of advertising and public relations and is designed to prepare students for all aspects of communication and promotion that help accomplish such goals as selling products and services, advocating on behalf of causes, issues, or individuals, and representing organizational reputations to the greater public."

I study public relations, I learn how to develop webpages, I learn how to do graphic design, I learn how to not only sell advertisements but also create them.

Now, don't get me wrong there are majors that go more in depth with those topics, except for public relations.

Yes, I am aware my classes are "easy" or "really basic" I don't want you to worry your sweet little head I know it is not the hardest major out there but here is a news flash. My degree could care less about you grades or where you studied. They are far more worried about your abilities to carry out the specific tasks given to you.

My freshman year, one of my professors told me that we will be told our major is easy or that it is pointless but he then turned around and said those people are the mediocre people in this world. In OUR WORLD of mass communications you see there is no room for mediocre people. You are either exceptional or you should change majors because much like doctors, lawyers, etc. we don't have the room to mess up. Your PR rep can't screw up cause they are the one who is there to make sure you're in check.

Let me emphasis on one phrase, "THERE IS NO ROOM FOR MEDIOCRE," so how about a nice little back story.

As far back as I remember the one thing I always loved doing was writing, when my dad worked as a web designer for the local newspaper he would bring me home the little journalist pads for me to play with. I would take down scores at my sisters soccer games and I would then "report" the game. I was meant for what I am doing now, because back then I sure as heck was just going off what I knew from television. But somewhere down the line it got beat into my mind that that is not good enough. not from my family either, they supported my decisions.

I finally got to college still convinced that mass communications was a joke. So, I was a language major, Spanish with minors in French and political science. I finished my first year and I felt so trapped. I knew I would never be at the level needed to be a successful translator for an embassy.

I reevaluated my life.

And here I am, in my senior year of college. I am graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication with a double emphasis in Journalism and Integrated Communications.

Sincerely,

The Girl Who Should've Listened To Her Heart From The Beginning