I'm not sure when we decided that shaming someone's future is generally acceptable, but unfortunately it is so incredibly common. During these stressful last few weeks of the college semester, you can hear whispers among college groups of how much harder they will have to be studying compared to those other majors. Those "easy" majors obviously won't be up all night scanning textbooks and class notes -- no, clearly they'll be fast asleep, already prepared for their final exams and projects, because when you have an "easy" major everything just comes simply.
Every major is hard.
This is college; things are meant to be difficult. You're supposed to be challenged. You're supposed to be learning how to juggle your time efficiently. And most importantly, you're supposed to be immersed in something you love to do.
When we were all younger, we were faced with that ever so common question: "What do you want to do when you grow up?" Obviously, through the years, the answers changed from a ballerina or a karaoke star to something you really found your passion in and could actually build your future around (I hear the money in karaoke isn't as great as it seemed when I was 5). And no one should feel entitled enough to try and take that from you.
Please realize you will never know anyone's complete story. You might not have any idea how hard it was for them to get into college, to discover what they wanted to do or to even make it to class on time. You have no idea how much information and time they put into their most recent presentation -- all you seem to focus on is how easy that is compared to your own workload. What's easy for you might not come easy to someone else -- and that goes both ways.
Stop the comparison; you're not going to find what you're looking for.
So you had to hand in a six-page paper yesterday? So did someone else -- probably with a completely different major. Maybe theirs was longer, or maybe it was shorter. Did you have to spend your weekend evenings reading to make sure you're able to snag those participation points in class? So did someone else.
Today we're all so separated from each other in regard to what we study and the level of difficulty it apparently gives to us. Instead, we should be focusing on realizing we're going to constantly come face to face with people from other schooling backgrounds once we get into that nifty job force -- a job force we'll all be plunged into at the end of graduation. The same force in which we will all have a pretty equal chance of succeeding or failing -- despite what you spent your college years majoring in.
Don't major-shame -- embrace the opportunity to learn about someone else's dreams and passions, and share yours along the way.
