Ever since I was a kid, my dreams have always been bigger than just going to school, finding a job, and starting life on my own. I believe that there is no "typical" path to success. And personally, I don’t want to be tied down to a career that I don’t necessarily have a passion to pursue just because it pays the bills. This was definitely something that I kept in mind when choosing my major. Most people around me told me that majoring in communications (whether that be journalism, media, etc.) is a waste since you can acquire many jobs in media without a degree.

Not only is this false, but it goes to show how many people think that choosing a college major is only about finding a job.

While your choice of college major can definitely help when pursuing certain career paths, many people often get jobs in fields that are completely unrelated to what they majored in!

I have a multitude of goals that I want to accomplish in my lifetime, with most not even being related to my college major. In my opinion, picking a major (if you are majoring in the liberal arts or a related field) is more about what you are passionate about rather than what will help you acquire a job.

Of course, for careers in science and medicine, a degree in that field would be required. But for other professions, your major won’t necessarily hold you back from getting the job that you want. I know people who have majored in the liberal arts/humanities and ended up in the tech field.

For me, it’s really important that I enjoy what I am pursuing or else I will become disinterested. I experienced this a lot in high school, as I truly did not care about most of the information that I was learning. I started to do poorly in my classes, and by the time senior year hit and I wanted to apply to different schools, I was afraid that my grades would hinder me from being able to get into a lot of the schools on my list.

Because of this, I knew that majoring in something that had no purpose other than to get a good job wouldn’t be advantageous to me.

All in all, finding a career where you make a lot of money shouldn't be the reason that you are picking a specific college major. Yes, having money can grant you a lot of things, but if you're spending most of your time doing something that makes you unhappy, what are you really gaining from it? I would rather be poor and pursuing something that I love than have all of the money in the world while working a job that I absolutely hate.