xoxoAmelia

I can't decide. Part of me wants Creative Writing as a major because I love creative writing and when I read about the classes I get jealous (like this one college has the class write musical together. WHAT?! That. Is. Awesome. Another has a class just for Jane Austen.). But I feel like Creative Writing as a major will get me nowhere. So my other side says Professional Writing, which would get me a job writing but not really writing creatively.
Which one should I choose? My minor is going to be in Psychology.

katliamom

You're right that creative writing per se isn't going to get you a job. You could consider a communications major, where you'll do a fair amount of business-oriented writing -- those grads often end up in PR or marketing (if they've taken some business classes as well.)

terenc

^Agreed. And if your passion is in creative writing, what you should do is get a job after college, and then write in your free time as a hobby until you get an agent or get published, after which if the income is sufficient you may consider quitting.

destinyhelp

Why don't you double major?

reeinaz

My son has an interest in writing and from what I recall, a major in professional writing usually allowed for a good amount of creative writing courses. You really have to look at each schools courses for the PW major to find ones that you'd like. They really do differ. I really liked Kutztown's program.

AnonymousNinja

Hey I actually have a strong interest in creative writing too, although my main ambition is to become an astrophysicist/astronaut. I think I am probably going to double major in astronomy or astrophysics or physics with comparative literature (because I want to integrate intensive foreign language/literature study into my college career.... and because the US no longer has much of a space program :P). I think I am going to try to have a concentration or minor though specifically in creative writing. That way, I will have a well rounded career, and I can pursue both astrophysics and writing (and maybe publish some science fiction writing). I think the double major is your best bet- and you get the best of both worlds. I also think that most english departments would probably allow you to concentrate in both creative writing and professional writing, if you would choose to do so.

katliamom

VERY ambitious plans, my hat's off to you Anonymous, because astrophysics and comparative literature is an incredibly difficult combination. Basically, you've paired the hardest, most labor-intensive science and literature fields.