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My Major, My Choice

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Morgan Kilger
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SBU chapter.

“THAT’S your major?” 

“ I could never do that major.” 

“Good luck finding a job.”

From the moment I declared my major, I have heard everyone’s opinions about it. Every time my major is brought up, someone has something to say about it. I do sometimes get support, but it’s mostly judgment and concern for my future. 

For context, I’m a history and women’s studies double major with a political science minor. 

People’s biggest judgment is that I’m not an education major. Most of the time when you come across a history major, they’re also studying education. That’s not the route I’m going, it’s just not an interest of mine. Not to knock my education major friends — you are killing it. 

With my history major, I’ve been told it’s going to be hard to find a job that isn’t teaching. Don’t get me started on how little I’d make, too, but I’m not here to talk economics. 

As for my women’s studies major, I get the bleak interest from people. By this, I mean that people show interest for five minutes before they’re uninterested or they have something to say. I fully understand that my major isn’t the most interesting thing in the world, but it hurts a little when I start getting put down for it. 

The amount of times I’ve been called weird, or a feminist (in a bad way) and I’ve even been called slurs — those actually tore off a piece of my soul. I have come across people that go out of their way to make fun of me for studying something I care about, and it hurts. I don’t understand the point in making fun of a person for what they choose to study.

But I’ve learned that it’s still my major. 

I chose to study history and women’s studies for a reason: a reason that wouldn’t necessarily only benefit my future, but something I want to share with the world. Growing up, I knew I wanted to study history and that I wanted to share history with others. 

Women’s studies came after I started college and I wanted to learn more about the history of the rights I’m fighting for. 

After hearing the negative comments towards my majors, I realized I needed to work as hard as I can. I’m not choosing this path to prove those people wrong, but to prove to myself that I can do this, and I will.

Morgan Kilger is a junior at St. Bonaventure University. She is from Buffalo, NY and is super excited to start her first year at Her Campus! She plans on writing about pop culture, current events and lifestyle. Morgan is most excited to join the sisterhood that Her Campus proudly portrays and write about things that she is passionate about on a safe platform. Morgan is a double major in history and women’s studies with a political science minor. She plans on pursuing a career in museum work. She dreams of one day working in either Washington D.C. or Salem, Massachusetts. You can also find Morgan working on campus as a student ambassador, the Features Editor for The Bona Venture — St. Bonaventure’s student-run newspaper — and in participating clubs like the SBU Dance Team and College Democrats. Morgan also enjoys volunteering at places like the local SPCA and the Olean Warming House in her free time. Outside of her Bonaventure life, Morgan enjoys several hobbies. She likes to play with her dogs Oliver and Lylah, read her favorite books for the millionth time and to watch Gilmore Girls — she’s team Logan. You can also find Morgan hanging out with her roommates for family dinners or having movie nights.