December 12, 2005 - 6:57 p.m.
<I dont' know what I'm getting myself into
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I have no idea what I'm going to do after I graduate. I'm aware that in communication fields, internships are everything because most of what we need to learn, is something you can only learn hands-on. That's why the major is so easy - there's only so much you can learn in the classroom. Basically, our major means that we have the basic skills needed to start learning about our field. To get an internship, I need to take a lot of classes that are related - if I want to get one at a magazine, for instance, which I do, I need a desktop publishing course, a feature writing course, a newswriting course... but there are only so many communications electives that are part of the major. I want to take a few different classes, to know exactly what I want to do, and be more well-rounded. So next semester, instead of feature writing, I'm taking Public Relations. Last year, I took Website Development. Since none of my electives relate, I can't really have a hope of getting an internship in any of those fields. Without an internship, I have little chance of getting a good job for quite some time after graduation.
I've thought about it a lot, and I've decided that I'm going to keep on with my PR class, even though it will deprive me of a major leg-up once I graduate. I know it'll be quite hard for me - but I also know that I don't fully understand how hard. That's weird - to know that it'll be much harder than I think. It seems almost impossible. But I know that it's true. I can't decide if my being naive is a good or a bad thing here. I see myself taking whatever job I can to get by after graduation, instead of one that would really be good for my "career". And somehow, I'm undoubtedly certain that whatever job I take, will start leading me down a path I never anticipated. And somehow, that's okay with me. I like that kind of uncertainty. I know it'll be shaky. I know I'll have a terrible time. But I think I would risk so much more otherwise - focusing in on one career path so intently, I don't have the opportunity, or the courage, to follow something else if my heart calls me towards it.
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