Soooooooo, right now I'm a journalism major. I'm following my dream, rebelling against my parents, not giving in to the temptation of making major $$$$.
But there came a point a few days ago while I was sitting in my Professional Writing class, working on a newsletter for a [real!] client, when I realized that I have a talent for coming up with good marketing ideas and ways to make the customer happy even if the customer just wants you to "do what you want but make it relate to the company." :/
The thought has been plaguing me the last couple days if I should switch my major to some sort of communications or marketing degree. Having a degree in marketing or communications would be a lot safer bet than earning a degree in a diminishing field. I feel by changing my major though, I'm giving into the whole "play it safe, earn a stable degree and find a job where you will make a good salary." Now, that all sounds very logical, but a part of me feels like I'm giving up on my dream.
I would love to either be an investigative journalist or do something with journalism where I travel. But like I said, it's a dream and dreams don't pay the bills and student loans in a downcast economy.
So the choice comes down to: Follow my dream that will bring in a low salary and is not a secure field or go the safe route and do what will be best for me in the long run.
I'm just afraid that I will make a choice that ten, fifteen years from now I will regret.
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