It’s almost official: In less than two weeks I’ll be a college graduate! It’s been a long road with many stops, starts, and detours, but I’m almost there.

Whenever I tell someone that I’m in school and soon to finish my degree, the very next question is “Oh, so what are you majoring in?” I’ve become accustomed to the question and the response that follows. “I’m a university studies major,” I say. “What? University Studies? What is that and what are you intending to do with that major?”

Last year when I made the decision to finish up my degree, I applied and was accepted into the linguistics department. I anticipated traveling the world teaching English as a second language; and, I have an immense love of hearing the sounds of non-English words. After four years of studying Spanish in high school (and a little bit of French), I decided to study German in college. But after some deep consideration (and chats with friends and family) I reconsidered my choice of major: It would take me two years to complete the linguistics undergraduate program, and honestly, I just didn’t want to spend two more years out of the workforce before beginning my career.

Luckily I stumbled upon a brochure for the university studies major. The major is for people who want an “opportunity to build an individualized program based on the needs of the student,” for people who want an “avenue of preparation for the new work force where knowledge of science, social science, humanities, fine arts and technology is required.” For those who are still a bit confused: university studies is another name for “liberal arts”; thus, I actually have a degree in liberal arts.

Many people would say I’m an idiot. Everyone knows that “friends don’t let friends major in the liberal arts“. And I’m pretty sure that some would even call my degree straight-up “worthless“–yet, I am unfazed. I have the “soft skills” that employers want, work experience, and a strong business core ( I was a business major for two years). I’ve never had a problem getting a job and I don’t expect to start having that problem now. Overall, college graduates still have lower unemployment rates than non-college graduates, even if those graduates majored in subjects like art history or philosophy or the generic liberal arts.

In the end, I’m happy with my major and I’m overjoyed that I’ll be graduating in a few weeks. Cheers to all the liberal arts grads and the non-liberal arts grads too. We did it!