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Studying Political Science As Told By Elle Woods

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at App State chapter.

If you’re a political science major or minor, or even just a poli sci nerd, you’ve probably heard some pretty crazy comments. So here’s what studying politcal science is like as told by Elle Woods especially when it’s not your major but your minor instead… 

So you’re actually a Communications major and it’s the FDOC and its time to introduce yourself and you’re all like…

and everyone looks at you like…

“So you must want to be a politician then right?” 

No, Susan, I’m not automatically going to become a career politician because of this. There are thousands of job opportunities other than being a member of congress, a senator, governor…you get the idea. 

That moment when you ace the test in Terrorism that everyone failed…Ok you didn’t ace it at all, but you passed so… 

When you’re at a party or any other social gathering and start dropping facts about the government and America just because it’s the only party trick you have… 

When you’re a Comm major but go to your poli sci friend’s house party… 

When you find out your favorite professor is the opposite party of you

When you tell people your future plans even though you know that’ll probably never happen…but it might *See Legally Blonde*

When you have to analyze another study about how people vote, or public opinion, or Presidential approval but you have a presentation and a final tomorrow…

When your friends want to know why you want to go listen to ANOTHER political speaker on campus…

When we finally make it to graduation and we’ve passed the LSAT, GRE, or just have a job lined up…

So here’s one last thing to live by spoken by the queen herself… “You must always have faith in people. And most importantly you must always have faith in yourself.”  Here’s to all of us out there just trying to have a little Elle Woods in us. 

 

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Kaitlyn Reavis

App State '18

Kaitlyn is a senior at Appalachian State majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Political Science.  Kaitlyn is the President of Her Campus App State as well as one of the Campus Correspondents.  She's also the president of App's Ducks Unlimited chapter, and a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, which is the communication honors society, and a member of Collegiate Republicans. She's moved by her love for this country and the way it works. She hopes to one day be a part of what makes it work be it in politics or campaign management and research. In her free time Kaitlyn coaches’ softball, reads, obsesses over her 6 dogs (yes you read that right), and enjoys being surrounded by the people she loves. She hopes to turn her stories into a book one day but until then... "Never settle for bad coffee, bad friends, or bad men."