Honors 101
8/27/14
The video “University of the Arts Commencement 2012” incorporates many ideas that I, and many college students alike also have. Coming into college, I had no clue what I wanted to achieve or what was in store for me. Sure enough, three days into college, I am still unsure on a major and unsure on a potential career. Just like Gaiman, one of my biggest fears is going to work everyday and hating every minute between 9 and 5. I am terrified that I will pick a major that will be wrong and end up with a job I hate or a degree that I don't use. I want a career/degree tailored to the exact specification that I need for my ideal job. Gaiman talks about someone coming to his door in a shirt and tie with a clipboard telling him he has to enter the real world and get a different job. He was afraid of falling into a rut, like many college students who are undecided. The last thing I enjoyed in his speech, is his reassurance that you don’t need a clearcut path to a certain career or your dream job. Gaiman shares how, on many occasions, he had lied about his previous jobs and experience in order to get hired. He points out that sometimes people get a job and aren’t the most qualified, but they simply got the job because they got it. Although it is smartest to plan ahead for a career as much as possible, sometimes opportunity falls in your lap. I’ve learned first hand that when it does, pick it up and run with it. In the article “Major Decisions” Burtchaell speaks first hand on how he and those around him had a sense of gratitude and debt to their parents for providing them with opportunity and education. I am, without a doubt, thankful for the opportunity my parents have given me, and like Burtchaell, I feel a sense of debt while choosing my career. We all want to become successful in order to show our parents the return on their investment and to