Being an English major is one of the best things, especially if you are somebody who reads or writes as a hobby. It gives you the potential to take what you do for fun and make a life out of it. And get paid, cash money! But before that comes along, us English majors are probably feeling some type of way about our schooling. Here are a few things you likely experience as an English major.
It doesn’t even matter whether or not you actually need those textbooks in class. Just in case.
Did I say finish? I meant start.
Blue, black, red- and colorful gel pens, just in case you’re feeling creative!
The bottom of your backpack, your left cheek, your jeans, your favorite top, smudged on your hand… Ink is just everywhere, and you’re never quite sure how to get rid of it.
From writing by hand, from typing, from flipping pages. Any free time you have is probably spent WebMD-ing whether or not you’ve got carpel tunnel.
Late nights spent reading and annotating that 40 page passage for tomorrow’s class discussion, or reading that literary criticism by the blinding light of your laptop can put some strain on your peepers. If you don’t have glasses already, you’ll probably end up needing them. Which, ya know, isn’t even all that bad since it completes that literary aesthetic…
Going over the page limit for an assignment is a constant occurrence. You just can’t help yourself!
You can tell where a word needs to be italicized or a period is missing from a citation just by looking at it.
You can tell the difference in the formatting of a writing piece just by looking at it.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a magazine, a school assignment, or the last text you just read. Everything means something, right?
Am I defacing one of the most precious things in my life? Am I making this copy unique and all my own? Am I being studious and taking notes? What am I doing with my life?
Literary Theory? Digital Humanities? Dystopian novels? How did I not know about any of this stuff in high school?!?
Whether you’re considering the major, in the middle of it, or in your senior seminar class, all of these instances are surely ones that you will encounter as an English major.
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