When college students tell people what they are studying, there sometimes comes stereotypes. What does your major say about you?
Nursing Major:
Nursing majors work long hours, save lives and put their patient’s needs above their own. Nurses are a huge part of the medical world. Megan Hufnagel is a junior at Colorado Mesa University and studying nursing.
“It shows that I’m dedicated cause I’m doing what I love. There’s some days where it gets so hard that I question my decision to go into the program. But I keep going back every single day just because I love it so much,” said Hufnagel.
Hufnagel was accepted into the nursing program in November of 2017 and has been chasing her dreams ever since.
How do people react when they find out someone is a nursing major?
“Oh, you’re a nursing major, you must be really smart,” Hufnagel said, “They’re usually pretty impressed.”
Hufnagel has some stereotypes for other majors. Like Mass Communication for example. “Bookworms. They love reading and writing; and they love filming and photography, very artistic. Something I don’t have,” Hufnagel said.
Mass Communication Major:
Mass communication majors study video, creative content, public relations, marketing and social media. Connor Larrick is a mass communication major and a senior at CMU.
“I think it’s a more creative major. You can pick from a lot of jobs when you are choosing your career,” Larrick said, who switched his major to mass communication last year. Larrick was a business major before that.
Some of the stereotypes of a mass comm major include the fact that most people don’t fully understand what the major is.
“Our classes are easy or we just like to write. But it’s not just writing,” Larrick said.
Larrick has also heard some stereotypes about psychology majors.
“I know nothing about that major. But I’ve heard it’s harder to get a job if you don’t have a masters degree, that’s about it,” Larrick said.
Psychology Major
Psychology majors strive to change people’s lives, examine case studies, human behavior, and a lot more. Christy Sparks is a senior at CMU and studying psychology.
“We’re really interested in learning about the brain and how it works. We are all wired the same, but our personalities make us different and it’s very interesting in that aspect,” Sparks said.
Sparks is currently finishing her last semester and will be graduating this May.
“People say psychology majors are only in it because they wanna figure out what is wrong with themselves. Which I completely disagree with. We’re all about helping figure out mental illness and helping destigmatize it; make it a positive thing in the world,” Sparks said.
Sparks has a positive opinion of business majors.
“I think business majors are really leadership focused. They have a strong will to talk to people and make their presence known in any room that they’re in,” said Sparks.
Business Major:
Business majors develop ethical principles, professionalism and many more skills. Hailey Coughlin is a business major at CMU. Coughlin loves her major and is proud of the business department.
“It says that I am organized and professional,” Coughlin said.
“Some people say that it is one of the easier majors just to kinda get a bachelor’s degree,” Coughlin said.“I feel that is not true, we learn so many life skills and ways to work in the workplace. And there’s so many concentrations within business. You’re not just getting a business degree; there’s marketing, economics, finance and there’s so much more that’s entailed in all of those.”
When it comes to nursing majors for Coughlin, “I give them a lot of credit for all of their devotion and time in being able to work at a hospital,” Coughlin said.
