<p>I can't decide. Part of me wants Creative Writing as a major because I love creative writing and when I read about the classes I get jealous (like this one college has the class write musical together. WHAT?! That. Is. Awesome. Another has a class just for Jane Austen.). But I feel like Creative Writing as a major will get me nowhere. So my other side says Professional Writing, which would get me a job writing but not really writing creatively.
Which one should I choose? My minor is going to be in Psychology.</p>
<p>You’re right that creative writing per se isn’t going to get you a job. You could consider a communications major, where you’ll do a fair amount of business-oriented writing – those grads often end up in PR or marketing (if they’ve taken some business classes as well.)</p>
<p>^Agreed. And if your passion is in creative writing, what you should do is get a job after college, and then write in your free time as a hobby until you get an agent or get published, after which if the income is sufficient you may consider quitting.</p>
<p>Why don’t you double major?</p>
<p>My son has an interest in writing and from what I recall, a major in professional writing usually allowed for a good amount of creative writing courses. You really have to look at each schools courses for the PW major to find ones that you’d like. They really do differ. I really liked Kutztown’s program.</p>
<p>Hey 
I actually have a strong interest in creative writing too, although my main ambition is to become an astrophysicist/astronaut. I think I am probably going to double major in astronomy or astrophysics or physics with comparative literature (because I want to integrate intensive foreign language/literature study into my college career… and because the US no longer has much of a space program :P). I think I am going to try to have a concentration or minor though specifically in creative writing. That way, I will have a well rounded career, and I can pursue both astrophysics and writing (and maybe publish some science fiction writing). I think the double major is your best bet- and you get the best of both worlds. I also think that most english departments would probably allow you to concentrate in both creative writing and professional writing, if you would choose to do so.</p>
<p>VERY ambitious plans, my hat’s off to you Anonymous, because astrophysics and comparative literature is an incredibly difficult combination. Basically, you’ve paired the hardest, most labor-intensive science and literature fields.</p>