"Your major doesn't determine your path in life." Amanda Nachman, founder of College Magazine and a University of Maryland class of '07 graduate, gave our journalism class these words of advice in a lecture today.
As an English major who also took courses in the business school at UMD, Nachman combined her writing and entrepreneurial skills to ultimately enter another field. By combining her interests, she managed to become a successful journalist without ever entering journalism school. College Magazine has had several print editions published and launched a popular website that provides unsure college students with helpful tips.
Nachman concluded her speech with three closing points: "Get experience, dream big, and believe in yourself."
This USA Todayarticle, posted on the website just over a week ago, buttresses Nachman's counsel on believing in yourself when it comes to choosing a college major. The article encourages students to pick a field they enjoy learning about and working with, no matter what family, friends and teachers may say and explains why it is important to do so: Five Reasons Why
--Danette Frederique
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