College is such a wonderful time where you get to figure out what you want to do and who you want to be in life.
Being independent, trying new things, and making new friends is definitely fun in a new environment, but one of the trickiest things in college is picking a major. Once you pick that, you’re basically deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life.
We tend to pick majors that we are passionate about and have a deep interest in, because one day, it will lead to a career that we will enjoy doing.
Whether you are interested in medicine, engineering, literature, or music, each major is different and has its own difficulties.
Each and every one of us is unique and we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. For some, math may not come as easily and for others, analyzing literature may seem like rocket science.
There have been so many times where I have overheard a conversation when someone would criticize a different major by simply stating how easy it is or that they do not have much work to do compared to their own major. That is simply not true. Each major has its own difficultly level. Each student picks something differently because that is what they are passionate about and wish to further study.
Although there are some majors that require more work and further studying in order to master the material, it does not give one the right to criticize someone else’s major by putting them down, crushing their self-esteem, and telling them that they are not working as hard as everyone else. Truth is, they are, their curriculum is just different from the other major you are comparing it to.
Instead of criticizing each other and turning college into a series of The Hunger Games, we should be respecting and supporting each other. Because once we graduate college, we will all be going our separate ways and working in different fields. The majors we pursue will lead us to outstanding jobs, and who knows? Maybe an old acquaintance we went to college with will need our help because we have the connections and experience in order to help that person.
If we remember that person as someone who was mean to us, criticized us, and did not respect us, we are not going to want to help that person or we may have feelings of resentment because we were treated so poorly back in college. Instead of having those feelings, we should not judge or criticize anyone now, because you never know what the future holds and when you may run into these individuals again.
