Starting my junior year of high school, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to go to a prestigious university, major in biology, go on to medical school, and become a cardiologist. All throughout the rest of my time in high school, this was my plan. It was set in stone. I never second-guessed it.

Well, my plan started to take an interesting turn when I found out that I didn't get into the prestigious college that I wanted to attend. I was disappointed but I knew that no matter what school I went to, my plan wasn't going to change.

I started my freshman year by attending a pre-med meeting at the college that I ended up going to. I was shocked at how much was required of me in order to not only go to medical school but to even get accepted into one! This was when I decided I needed to slightly alter my plan. I would still be a biology major, but instead of being pre-med, I could be pre-physicians assistant. Being a PA wasn't my ideal occupation, but it was a more attainable goal.

My freshman year I took chemistry and biology. I was really good at science in high school, so I thought these classes would be a breeze, but I was seriously mistaken. I literally wanted to die during every chemistry or biology class I took. I was beginning to realize that maybe I wasn't cut out to be a scientist.

I started looking into different majors. This as terrifying because for almost three years I had it set in my mind that I was going to be a biology major. I looked into anthropology, sociology, and criminology. All of these subjects interested me, but I couldn't see myself pursuing a job in any of these fields.

One day near the end of my second semester my freshman year, as I was singing in the shower, a new and scary idea occurred to me. What if I majored in music? I love singing, I have been singing my entire life. I always looked up to my choir teacher in high school and I love working with kids. What if I could be a music teacher?

I was terrified but so excited.

My main point in sharing my story is that I want it to be clear that you don't need to know exactly what you want to do with your life even as a freshman in college! It's okay to change your mind. It's also okay to realize that you may not be cut out for the major you thought you wanted, and that's not a bad thing.

In the end, I would encourage you all, especially seniors in high school who are being forced to stress out about their future, to think about what you love to do, rather than what you think is the safest thing to do for your future.

Stop thinking about what is going to make you the most money and start thinking about what is going to make you the happiest. Being happy and mentally stable with a major in something you love is so much more fulfilling than being stressed out and indifferent with a major that is considered "worth it".

I'm a former biology major, who was almost an anthropology major for three months, and now music major here to urge you to do what makes you happy, and to remind you that changing your mind is always okay!