Journalism Major Blogs About His Decision to Stick with It

Our new favorite person is Brian Weidy. This aspiring writer from New York City and regular PolicyMic contributor is heading into his sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Yesterday, for his 200th PolicyMic piece, he penned an essay titled “Why I Am Majoring in Journalism Despite Everyone Telling Me Not to.” There’s no doubt a Master’s from Columbia remains the gold standard for conversion to choice employment. But on the undergrad side, people like Weidy have to deal with a lot of ongoing skepticism.

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