& yes, i do want to be a professor.
well, actually i’m a communications major with minors in creative writing and social media. but if i wasn’t already in too deep, you bet i would have switched to english. anyway, that’s beside the point.
whenever someone asks me where i go to school & what for they visibly show the rollercoaster of opinions on their face. “wow! umich is such a great school! you’re going to be so rich and successful!” quickly transitions to disappointment when i tell them i want to be an english professor. i was even once asked why i wasted my money going to michigan for “that.” way to make me feel good about throwing all of my hard earned money down the drain. thanks!
& honestly, i resent that. i’d much rather spend every cent i have on doing something i enjoy rather than drudging through microbiology (no hate if you’re into that though! more power to ya, just not for me). but really, where is this look of disapproval coming from anyway? what? i won’t be a millionaire. darn. or is it just that people think i’m too dumb to study something else. maybe next time i should respond “i want to be an english professor, but i also got a 5 on my ap calc test” when asked what i want to be.
i guess i just wish that people would be happy for me that i found something i really enjoy, rather than being disappointed because it doesn’t live up to what they think is sufficient. & i know im not the only person who feels this way.
how about we try to celebrate passion over success. enjoyment over notability. give it a try?
