Thinking about what to blog took me forever (literally). I would like to share my experience in having Organizational Communication as a course in college. But I don’t know how I would start the blog. Uh-oh big problem 
. I tried asking my mom’s advice only to be disappointed with what she said.
“Dapat kasi nag-nursing ka na lang para di ka na nagiisip ng isusulat mo sa blog mo”
Talk about a weird answer. But I don’t blame her for it; (aside from the fact that I love my mom) she has been very vocal about making me choose nursing as a course in college. I know most Organizational Communication majors share the same sentiments. Like other comm bloggers here, Organizational communication was not my first choice when I applied in UP. Actually I tried to enter nursing but to no success. I wanted to please my mom and also myself since I have been really thinking about it. When got into UP I didn’t want to let the opportunity go to waste so I grabbed it along with the available course back then.
Then it all began, my love-hate relationship with Organizational Communication.
Organizational Communication is not your typical course. Aside from it being offered in only a number of schools, it also brings out the uniqueness of its students. According to Goldhaber, Organizational Communication is the process of creating and exchanging messages within a network of interdependent relationships to reduce uncertainty.
Aside from applying this in school and in the companies I’ve visited before. I was also able to apply Organizational Communication in my family (hehe). I told my mom and everyone else in the family all about the course and we talked about career opportunities up for grabs because of my course. After four years I think I was able to show her what the essence of the course is as well as its perks. And as far as I observed, she respects the course more now. I mean who wouldn’t when you witness all the things to be done and the effort put into each subject and requirement. It shows how important communication is to make people understand.
As a senior, I can say that I have enjoyed every moment of my college life because of the lessons taught in OrCom. You won’t get bored with it; reports, plans, pitches, stat, research papers, speeches, debates, etc. You would also be exposed to different specializations like advertising, corporate communication, public relation, marketing, management, human resources, research, etc.
But being an OrCom student doesn’t only teach many things. It gives the students the chance to expose themselves to the corporate world. With this experience in college, students would be more eager and prepared to be part of the work force of the country. The classes themselves are very interesting.
I kept telling my mom all about it and I update her with the latest thing to do in OrCom. I surely hope she understands more why I love my course and why she should love it too 
(even if she still wants me to also take nursing).
