Give yourself some credit

Throughout the last few years, I have found there are two sides of the academic coin. Regarding attitudes, a student can either view her schoolwork as a major point of pride from accomplishing tough courses and preparing for an intense career or as blow-off classes that add up to a degree that generally does not receive much praise — or somewhere in between. I speak on behalf of the latter category, as communication majors tend to receive comments from peers about how their homework status is more of a laughing matter.

I suffered whiplash in my transition to college. For seven years, I attended an academic magnet school with fellow students who challenged me in our shared studies and went on to Ivy League schools. But when I entered college and my academic path, I immediately felt discredited for the work I wanted to do. Science majors were shoving their labs and lectures in my face, and I thought, “What are my communication skills even worth?”

Whatever your major is, or whatever category you fall into based on a stereotype,

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