Let's just get one thing clear: I do not have an "easy" major. It is true I did not choose a major in STEM. However, you might be surprised to learn I was initially a nursing major. I did not quit because I couldn't hack it because I definitely could have. I changed majors because it was not truly what I wanted to do, and I wanted to follow my own happiness and what I thought was right. I don't think it is right to be stuck in a field you are not happy with just because you thought it could land you a job after college or it will make you a lot of money. There are many different factors that go into landing a job, from experience to classes, grades, extracurriculars, internships and so on. STEM is not the only group of majors that's important. As much as we need medicine, science and engineering, it is important to remember the value of the liberal arts as well. If we do not have fine arts, what music will you listen to on your way to work? What will be the concert you will talk about with your co-workers? What art will you appreciate hanging on the hospital wall? What books will you read? Culture could be virtually lost from our society without liberal and fine arts.

I went into Mass Communication in the Communication and Journalism Department because I feel I was drawn into this and meant to be here all along. Looking back on my interests in high school, they were always in the humanities and writing, not in math or science. I thought nursing would be a good and guaranteed job, but I did not put my personal interests or happiness first. In high school, I participated in a student journalism program, and I think that is really what led me to want to write in college now. I truly believe I am now where I am supposed to be, and there is no better feeling than that.

So, to those of you who might be stuck in a major you are unhappy with or unsure what to choose, please, go with what your heart tells you. Many people may think this is bad advice due to the state of the economy, unemployment rates among college graduates or the necessity of engineers and doctors, but this is not all true nor important. Yes, there have been many stories of those who majored in liberal arts not getting jobs after graduation or being in severe debt, but this is not everyone. It is all about what experience you put into the major, what internships you do and how you involve yourself in extracurriculars to make you stand out to employers. In any field, if all you do is schoolwork and you are a passive student, you might have trouble finding a job. However, it shouldn't matter too much what your major is on a piece of paper as much as it is what you get out of it and put into it. At the end of the day, that is all it is, a piece of paper, and what matters is feeling like you made the right choice for yourself. After that, everything should fall into place.