Ethnography Summary And Analysis

*When I chose Sociology as my major there were many things going on in my life. Around that time I was considering dropping my degree in Information Technology and school all together. For a good portion of my life I never could have imagined myself being a college student. In fact I did not wish to be a student. I only became a student because Georgia Military College was offering free tuition for students freshly out of highschool. That just so happened to fit my description at the time. So I signed up despite not having any degree or career in mind. I never expected to actually enjoy learning so much especially the liberal studies. I ended up continuing past the 1st free semester because I was enjoying all my studies. It always occurred
I was doing something I did not like simply for the prospect of money and that is not how I live my life.So after much deliberation I had decided that I would drop out of college. I ran this prospect across my parents and they were not pleased. However, my father did say one thing that made me reconsider staying in college, he said “why not just do something you enjoy?”. I had never thought of it that way before, I was so used to seeing college as just a means for a better paying job that I never considered majoring in something simply for a yearning of knowledge. I began to think back to how I enjoyed the education I received during my associate degree and I decided I wanted that same experience again. Which began my controversial decision to go back to college for the love of knowledge. I call it controversial because in my experience most people go to college for passion, money, a dream job or indecision. I rarely see people like myself who go simply because they enjoy learning. I decided to chose between the top three majors that I enjoyed studying for fun on my own time regardless of school, those majors were biology, psychology and sociology. When it came down to it I felt that while I enjoyed the study of all of these subjects I would most find enjoyment working in the field of Sociology. I was still a little uncertain in my decision so I decided to talk to the current head of the sociology department at that time Dr.Mohammed. After talking I found out we had a lot in common with my controversial decision. Like me Dr.Mohammed switched from Accounting to Sociology, simply because he enjoyed it and not because of the money. It made me feel comfortable knowing there was others with similar experiences, it also didn't hurt that he said the Sociology department “would be honored to have me” and I do believe flattery will get you everywhere. So with all that behind me, I