<p>I am majoring in Communication at Cornell University and I want go into marketing, advertising, and may be even public relations. I know that Cornell has a great reputation but someone was telling me that some employers look down on Communication majors. What are my job prospects in these fields with a Communication from Cornell? Do you think that Communication is a good major or should I change my major to something else for better job prospects? Be as blunt and as honest as you must be because I can take it plus there is plenty of time for me to change my major so I need to know the truth.</p>
<p>Liberal arts degrees in general make the job search a bit more challenging. However, there are many, many, many jobs that require solid communications skills, both writing and speaking.</p>
<p>It’s interesting that you ask this because I also was accepted to Cornell as a Comm major and want to get into those same fields (specifically for the entertainment industry). While I’m thankful for my Cornell acceptance, I immediately committed to USC Annenberg’s Comm major as soon as I got the letter for these reasons: </p>
<p>1) While NYC isn’t far away, Cornell is fairly isolated and it’ll be difficult to procure an internship in the city while attending school. In order to break into the fields you mentioned, I feel as if internship experience is JUST as important as the name of the school you are attending when it eventually comes down to getting a job.
2) I just found it a bit iffy that Cornell’s comm major was under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It seems as if the classes that Cornell offers for the comm major are more cerebral rather than practical, if that makes sense. Meaning that you would spend a lot more time pondering about the significance/philosophy/technical aspects of communication rather than actually learning HOW the concentration is applied in the job market (there weren’t a lot of classes pertaining to media/advertising/etc). USC, on the other hand, offers classes like these.</p>
<p>Overall, as I see you’ve already committed to Cornell, Communication probably isn’t a bad choice. But it really depends on what you want to do with your degree. I’m sure you would still have some great job prospects after graduation (I mean, come on, it’s always Cornell) but it might be more difficult to get hands-on experience.</p>
<p>Congrats!</p>