With the days getting warmer, the sun going down later, and thoughts of spring break arising, students everywhere are rediscovering their love for their major. Often in the groggy winter months, we neglect our classes and forget why we are taking them in the first place. Here at the University of Pittsburgh, students know that one day it can be a warm and sunny sixty degrees, and a few days later we could have our classes canceled due to dangerous winter weather. With motivation and preparedness coursing through our veins, here is what some of our members are studying during their time on campus!
- Lauren – Chapter President
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Major: DOUBLE MAJOR ALERT! English Lit and Media & Professional Communications (Corporate and Community Relations)
Reason: I’ve genuinely loved reading my whole life, and that passion transferred into a major and hopefully a career in publishing!
Minor: Film and Media Studies, Certificate – Writing for the Professions
- Alison – Chapter Editor
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Major: Communication Science and Disorders
Reason: My end goal was always to do something that would help people in some way, so I was aiming for something in healthcare that wasn’t medical school. With the CSD major I have the options of going to graduate school for audiology or speech-language pathology. I hope to work in a hospital setting with patients who’ve suffered brain injuries or other accidents and help them rehabilitate their communication/swallowing skills.
Minor: English Literature minor, American Sign Language Certificate (I love this department everyone go take ASL 1)
- Grace – Chapter Editor
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Major: Media and Professional Communications with a concentration in writing for the professions
Reason: I’ve always enjoyed writing, and I see myself going into the PR field in the future. The major allows me to develop my professional writing style while also being creative in classes like PR advertising, which, for me, is the best of both worlds.
Minor: History
- Kaitlyn – Chapter Business Manager
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Major: English Lit
Reason: At some point, I just decided to be an English teacher, and I couldn’t see myself doing any other job. I decided to study English instead of Secondary Ed because I wanted to get more experience and a wider breadth of knowledge for the subject area I’m going to be teaching, instead of only focusing on the education aspect.
Minor: I’m studying Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, but minor vs double major vs certificate is all pretty up in the air right now. I’m currently applying for a foreign language and area studies fellowship, and if I get that, I might be doing a Global Studies certificate or an Asian Studies certificate. Otherwise, I think I’ll probably major in Chinese and minor in Spanish.
- Amy – Writer
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Major: Communication Science and Disorders
Reason: I am interested in becoming a speech-language pathologist and helping people with language disorders!
Minor: Linguistics
- Emma – Writer
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Major: Anthropology
Reason: I was always interested in that when I was younger and I thought it was nice that I could learn a little bit about almost every subject at once.
Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- Surabi – Writer
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Major: Biology
Reason: I want to go into medicine eventually and I just really like science (I think it’s neat idk).
- Kendall
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Kendall- Writer
Major: Environmental Science B.S. and History B.A. (dual degree)
Reason: Growing up, my mom was always really environmentally conscious. She instilled in me the importance of doing whatever you can to help the environment, so when it came time to choose a major, it just made sense. AP Environmental Science and Biology were also my favorite classes in high school, so I plan on doing an E.S. degree with a focus on biology. I also chose History because historical analysis and why things are the way they are has always been something that interested me. History also allows me to practice my writing, which I love because I would love to incorporate writing into my job somehow. To connect my two majors, I’m doing a focus on environmental history, and hope to work somewhere like a National Park that bridges my love for the natural world and history. Another perk about getting a B.S. and a B.A. is that employers can see you’re well-rounded, and if you do a writing-heavy major they know you’re a capable writer.
- Kat – Writer
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Major: Secondary Education with a focus on English
Reason: I have always wanted to be a teacher, and after I watched Dead Poets Society (for the first of many times) I was set!
Minor: English Literature
Whether you chose your major based on values that have been instilled in you throughout childhood, or because you want to be like your favorite movie character, our chapter of HerCampus has someone you can relate to!