Its a great ride to be part of the college of liberal arts in DLSU. However in the one year Ive been in it Ive seen how misunderstood we could be as a college. everyone thinks its easy. Sure, we dont have a focus on math and chemicals and such, but
that doesn't make us stupid.
I'll start with my course. The following is just a slice of what most people stereotype my course to be. Whenever I tell someone "I am a Communication Arts major." I get the following reactions:
Reaction#1 "so... gusto mo maging artista?"
~Hindi teh. Ayoko maging artista. I dont have any hidden fantasies of one day hosting wowowee or being plastered on a billboard. Maybe when I was 10 and looking through my candy magazine, but thats not why I'm here. Not everyone who's in AB-CAM wants to be a celebrity. not that its a bad thing, After all many celebrities have taken this course and soared. I'm just saying that thats not what EVERYONE wants.
Reaction#2 "ohh so youre gonna work in a fashion magazine?"
~ this reaction I understand. Many people in my course actually want to pursue fashion. Guys, if youre looking for girls (and boys) who dress like they jumped out of lookbook.nu, then go to CLA. but no, we dont learn how to be fashown in comm arts. if that were the case I would've failed a long time ago. (out of sheer laziness hahaha) comm arts = fashion. maybe sometimes, but not always.
Reaction#3 "ah you like advertising?"
~A good majority of students actually join commarts to pursue a career in advertising, but again, its not everyones dream come true. Personally, I dont have any plans of finding my vocation in advertising. I always get a good laugh when i tell people this. Maybe they think that AB-CAM=Advertising. However after spending a year in this, nope thats not all there is to it.
Reaction#4 "ano yun? gusto mo lang ng madali na course?"
~ I know commarts sounds like a piece of cake next to mechanical engineering or human biology, but comparisons aside, it isn't. Many of our majors are hands on and its very rare for a Comm-arts student to maintain the required CGPA to be a cum laude. It's no walk in the park. Plus, with all the fancy schmancy media equipment it can get pretty expensive. Ive heard of people spending up to 100K on a thesis (all for a 1.5) Doesnt sound very easy to me. Someone from the upper batch once told me that if you see a student crying all over miguel building, you can bet your ass that it's a Commarts student. I still have yet to know if this is true. but one things for sure: there is fierce competition in my course.
Reaction#5 "uy madaming hot diyan! sige good luck!"
~sige thank you nalang! hahahha
with that said..
I know its not one of those sure money courses. whenever its campaign week in CLA we cant really say "Hello future doctors/teachers/engineers"because our future is pretty much whatever we make of it - whatever that may be. People are there out of sheer passion without being 100% certain where that passion will take them. I love it.
I love my course because theres an emphasis on being responsible workers in media. I hate how the media is so irrelevant now, I hate what were teaching our kids. I once met a little girl before who said "gusto ko maging sex bomb dancer" It was at that moment I knew that something needs to be done about this. Personally, Im staying in this course because I'm an advocate for responsible media coverage. Its not all about the glamour, but thats what media in our country has become. its sad. so when you tell them you're in a course about media, thats the image they get. glamour. this is not right.
In my course, Ive met future film makers and journalists, the most critical thinkers and visionaries. real substantial people. I can feel myself being challenged each day, and it feels great. Im in good company and I have no plans on leaving. with that said, then yes.
"I am a Communication Arts major." :)
