Need help deciding on a major!

newyorkcitylivin
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:09:35 +0000

My dream career is to be a magazine editor (or anything along the lines of that), but I’ve realized that this field is really hard to get into. I even wrote one of my UC personal statements on this aspiration, and was planning to major in something along the lines of Journalism/Communications/Media. However, my parents suggested I major in something more “realistic”, such as business admin. They said that career opportunities will be more widely accessible.

I’m in the process of filling out college apps and have chosen Business or Marketing as my first-choice major. Would I still be able to possibly earn a career in journalism even though my major wasn’t directly related to it? I’ve also noticed that UC’s don’t really have notable business programs (some don’t even have business majors available at all, such as UC Davis). Does this mean they’re not as impacted?

So, should I choose my major as Business/Marketing instead of Journalism/Communication/Media? Which one is more impacted? Are there any other major choices that are closely related to my ideal career? I think my mom suggested English too, as an alternative.