im not gonna be a double major anymore lol
Mar 25, 2022 23:38:10 GMT -4
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Post by stacky on Mar 25, 2022 23:38:10 GMT -4
So, my college career so far has been:
Early Freshman Year - Computer Science Major, Japanese minor
Late Freshman Year - Hated Computer Science, switched to Interactive Media Major
Early Sophomore Year- Switched Japanese to my second major
Now - I hate Interactive Media and just want to pursue Japanese. (A Japanese major requires two minors, so I'll be minoring in visual communications and linguistics)
I've been getting a lot of flak for it because they always suggest that you double major with any language. I would change my major, but I don't want to graduate late because my scholarships and grants expire after four years. And the only other majors I would consider is Geology or Graphic Design. Every other major isn't that interesting to me.
I won't have a lot of job opportunities as a Japanese major, but that's okay with me. My plan for right now is to become a Japanese professor and get my masters and Ph. D in Japan. I enjoy academics and Japanese, so I think I'll really enjoy being a professor. Besides being a professor, I can also be a translator/ interpreter, work with the government or with an embassy possibly, or work a general job in Japan, if I plan to move there. And if I find that I'm someday dissatisfied in life with my career choices, I can always just take time to learn other new skills. I've been told that what matters to employers is your skills, not necessarily what you majored in.
"But why don't you take out student loans and graduate late and do something that pays well like Geology"
Well, here's the issue. I have an interest in Geology, but I don't know if this interest is something that'll last the rest of my life. I know that if I'm not 100% interested in something, I tend to lose focus in it and eventually not do well in it. Plus, a lot of Geology jobs tend to work outside, and, don't get me wrong, I love the outdoors, but I don't want to be out in Arizona or Texas in 101 degree weather looking at rocks or fossils.
"Why don't you tough out the Interactive Media major"
I'm not having it with this major lmao. The degree is supposed to be about new media, so social media, websites, apps. But I learn about the metaverse and nfts and "what is a troll" and "what is a meme" and other nonsense on a daily basis. And most of the technical classes are just learning how to post content for social media. They don't even teach us how to like build websites or apps. There's a game design class but my peers have said that all they did was watch LinkedIn learning videos and that the professor didn't know any game design. I seriously hate this major and I can't tough it out.
Anyways, I really do love Japanese culture and the language and dedicating my life to learning about it sounds quite fun. My boyfriend is going to lend me "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi later, which I'm really looking forward to reading.
Early Freshman Year - Computer Science Major, Japanese minor
Late Freshman Year - Hated Computer Science, switched to Interactive Media Major
Early Sophomore Year- Switched Japanese to my second major
Now - I hate Interactive Media and just want to pursue Japanese. (A Japanese major requires two minors, so I'll be minoring in visual communications and linguistics)
I've been getting a lot of flak for it because they always suggest that you double major with any language. I would change my major, but I don't want to graduate late because my scholarships and grants expire after four years. And the only other majors I would consider is Geology or Graphic Design. Every other major isn't that interesting to me.
I won't have a lot of job opportunities as a Japanese major, but that's okay with me. My plan for right now is to become a Japanese professor and get my masters and Ph. D in Japan. I enjoy academics and Japanese, so I think I'll really enjoy being a professor. Besides being a professor, I can also be a translator/ interpreter, work with the government or with an embassy possibly, or work a general job in Japan, if I plan to move there. And if I find that I'm someday dissatisfied in life with my career choices, I can always just take time to learn other new skills. I've been told that what matters to employers is your skills, not necessarily what you majored in.
"But why don't you take out student loans and graduate late and do something that pays well like Geology"
Well, here's the issue. I have an interest in Geology, but I don't know if this interest is something that'll last the rest of my life. I know that if I'm not 100% interested in something, I tend to lose focus in it and eventually not do well in it. Plus, a lot of Geology jobs tend to work outside, and, don't get me wrong, I love the outdoors, but I don't want to be out in Arizona or Texas in 101 degree weather looking at rocks or fossils.
"Why don't you tough out the Interactive Media major"
I'm not having it with this major lmao. The degree is supposed to be about new media, so social media, websites, apps. But I learn about the metaverse and nfts and "what is a troll" and "what is a meme" and other nonsense on a daily basis. And most of the technical classes are just learning how to post content for social media. They don't even teach us how to like build websites or apps. There's a game design class but my peers have said that all they did was watch LinkedIn learning videos and that the professor didn't know any game design. I seriously hate this major and I can't tough it out.
Anyways, I really do love Japanese culture and the language and dedicating my life to learning about it sounds quite fun. My boyfriend is going to lend me "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi later, which I'm really looking forward to reading.
