After I tell people I am a Journalism major, people often say that my major "is not even that difficult." Now major shaming seems to be a constant thing, however that is not my main focus for this article, but let me say this. There is no "easy major" – every single one of us has pulled an all-nighter at least once in order to complete class assignments that we procrastinated on or the assignment is just that complicated. We are all going to college for something that we love to do – we wouldn't be majoring in it if we didn't love it.

What do almost all journalism majors love to do? We love to write. Being a writer in general is something that is not easy at all. If you are an author, you can take creative liberties with your work and figure out the story that you want to tell. Authors still face some of the problems that journalists do, but not completely the same – just like I am sure there are problems that authors face that journalists don't.

Writers block is a very real thing. Everyone who has written a paper before has surely felt blocked at some point not knowing how to do the introduction, transition or even the body of the paper. Now imagine if your lifestyle depended on you finding the perfect angle for the story that you have to cover and getting it to the level that the editor wanted. Sometimes journalists have no idea what they want to talk about but they need to come up with a story quickly if they want to stick around.

Another issue that journalists face in general is being able conduct interviews well. Now this is not always just on the journalist. Say that there is someone who is amazing at their job but yet they are interviewing someone who insists on replying with one word answers. That reporter now has no quotes that they can use in their stories – and quotes are the bulk of what stories are made up of unless you are writing opinion pieces.

Now on the flip side of things, being an editor is not easy either. Say that you are an editor for a publication and that you have given out all of your story assignments to your writers and only one or two turn in their articles. You are then stuck with either having to come up with content yourself or getting on their case about it. I have definitely learned this by working as an editor in student media.

While Journalism is not an easy major, there are so many reasons that I love the field of work that I am in and here are just a few of them.

First, let's start with why I chose to become a Journalism major. It all started in sophomore year when the high school newspaper came to recruit students from the class for the following year. I loved my English class sophomore year – my teacher at the time Katie was amazing and she made it so easy to get involved. It was easily my favorite class. Because of this, I applied to be part of the program and I got a letter later saying that I had been accepted into the Journalism program. I was excited, but I didn't know how much that class would change my life.

When the Journalism class actually started, I was so scared and intimidated by everyone who was in the room – except one of my friends that I have known since middle school. I had no idea what I was doing and Sarah, my teacher at the time, was a very sarcastic and snarky person and still is to this day. However, what I didn't know was that she would change my life forever. She was always pushing me to do my best and because of her I became a stronger, more assertive student and person. By the beginning of senior year, I couldn't imagine not having journalism in my life, and that's when I knew that I had to become a Journalism major.

Second, Because of the university I chose, the class sizes are relatively small. I think that with smaller class sizes, the professor is able to work with you one-on-one and provide constructive feedback to your work and I definitely learn more that way. Especially in my journalism classes where it is mostly writing, it is really nice to get feedback on my writing and how I can improve not only my content but my writing style.

Third, I love that being a journalist's allows an individual to truly have a voice and for people on a myriad of platforms can see what you have to say. Whenever I get something published online or in print, I still get butterflies in my stomach because I am so excited by it.

Lastly, since there are so many different types of journalism in the world, I think it is so fascinating when I take a class that is not based on print writing, but broadcast journalism such as radio and television.

In conclusion, just don't major shame – don't tell anyone that their major is "easy" because you don't know how involved their workload is. All that matters is that the person loves what they are studying and it brings them happiness.