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Date: Sep 14 2010
Major: Communications (This Major's Salary over time)
First, let me state that, with advisors' help, I designed my own major (called Communication/Liberal Arts) that allowed me to get the professional training that I needed to start toward my career goals, plus adequate "brain candy" to meet my interests. In retrospect, I was much more savvy than I thought and a little ahead of my time.

Now that I've been out for 32 years, I've more than fulfilled my career goals, had a ton of fun, built my resume, met some great people, and continue to utilize what I learned at Rowan (then GSC) every stinkin' day. I visit regularly and believe that Rowan is even better now; housing, dining, the Rec Center, and especially THE LIBRARY, a truly fantastic place.

The only comparative shortcoming that comes to mind is that there are fewer special events (such as concerts). I believe that the chief reasons for that are fewer touring bands with higher demands, and the 21-year-old drinking age (it was 18 when I attended). I'm both sorry and glad that my kids won't share in all of my college experiences.

As far as advice:

(1) know as much about what you DO want to do with your early adulthood as much as you know what you DON'T want to do. Go with your passion, but hedge your bets with as much practical knowledge as your brain can hold. There will be many crossroads and lifestyle decisions.

(2) Get involved!! Hang out!! Don't go home (or back to the dorm) until they make you! Whether it's sports, clubs, student government, a work study, a publication, WGLS, or curling up in the library, you will meet other people, many of whom have more untapped talent than even they think they do. Work with them or conspire with them. If you're from South Jersey, take a North Jersey friend to your favorite Philly spot and have them take you to NYC. Drive to DC. Take a cheap flight to Chicago (an incredibly great walkin'-around city). Ride each others' coattails to success. Steal each others' ideas. You'll have more fun, stories, and shared frustrations that you can parlay and fondly recall many many years from now.

By the way, I believe that the folks that complain about the town of Glassboro not offering much are not necessarily wrong, but are badly misdirecting their energy. Everything that can lead to success and enjoyment is either right on campus or a short drive away (Philly, NY, DC, the beach, the mountains, the airport, etc.)

(3) Even if you're not enrolled in a class, ask a professor if you can sit in, if the subject interests you and you have the time. As long as you are not a drain on resources, they will probably say "yes". The worst that can happen is they say "no", and you'll be the same uneducated dweeb that you are now. Doing so gave me the courage to drive to Philly TV and radio stations and ask them if I could sit in. Guess who helped me launch my career? A couple of years later, guess who I was working with? You can apply that to ANY major in ANY economy. As a recruiter who also places temporaries, the person who usually gets the job is the one who's already there.

(4) Here's something that will put you immediately ahead of the pack: Read (or maybe even subscribe to, or at least scan)the trade journals of your chosen major. You can get 'em online, but most of 'em are on the 2nd floor of the Rowan library. With just a little effort, you'll get "plugged in", know the trends & tribulations of your chosen major, and know what you'll need in your "toolbox" to compete with the Big Guys. That's how I beat the folks at the "name brand" more expensive colleges.

(5) Given the choice, take an internship that pays nothing but which provides practical knowledge over a paid internship that your parents brag about at a \"name brand\" at which you are a \"go-fer\". Several of my free interns and colleagues have Emmys on their bookshelves.

(6) Whether it's Construction, Government, or Football, it's all about building your "toolbox", using them to gain technical skills, and combining them to develop tactical skills. It doesn't matter WHERE or HOW you get 'em, as long as you get 'em. I know of millionaires from state colleges (if they went to college at all) and I know prisoners from Harvard. If you can get the tools for peanuts at Rowan, you can compete with and defeat the ones that have spent a fortune elsewhere, plus have some money in the bank to make the tough choices a bit simpler. (7) Give back.

GOOD LUCK!

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