I studied sociology in undergrad.  I truly believe a liberal arts education prepares for you everything and nothing at the same time and while I was fascinated by the theories of the field I soon found out I would need a way to apply all that information in the “real world.”  Like many of my fellow graduate students I worked for a few years before going back to school.  Working as a paralegal in a big law firm in the District, I soon realized that a paycheck wasn’t enough and that I really needed to believe my work had a purpose.

It’s perhaps the greatest thing about studying communications—I will be able to weave what I learned from classes with my real interests and create a career I find truly purposeful.  From working in traditional roles such as sports marketing, and being a celebrity’s publicist to being a political blogger or a Comic Con PR rep (who knows what you kids are into these days…) the communications field is vast as it is rewarding.  Its applicability is far reaching and the decisions we will undoubtedly make as future communications professionals will have profound effects on those around us.  I have to remind myself of these things on days like today—when I’m buried in assignments and midterms are looming.