Ever since you were little you were the "neighborhood doctor." You placed bandaids on your friends, and gross things didn't bother you. Your parents always knew you would be a doctor or a dentist. The stakes were set high by them, but your expectations were higher for yourself.

You carried those expectations throughout high school where you received straight A's and that one B broke your heart. And then when you stepped foot in college, well, things went awry.

We've reached the point in the semester where we all question our pathway in life. "Is this really what I want to do?" You've probably asked yourself that at least twice at this point in the semester, but if you're a biology major, chances are you've asked yourself that at least 5 times. If you're doubting your future, trust me, you are not alone.

Biology (and most pre-professional majors) are purposely hard. To prepare us for the daunting careers ahead of us, educational systems often try to ween out the "weak" ones. For Biology and Chemistry majors, this is done early on.

I'm here to tell you it's okay to question yourself. It's okay to want to give up. But you need to keep going.

Currently, the world has a shortage of doctors. I can imagine it's because it's so hard to become a doctor, but actually, it's because not many people want to be a doctor. So if you're a biology student by choice, you're apart of an elite (and super cool) group of people.

In the future, this will all pay off. Saving thousands of lives and bringing comfort to many more is the light at the end of this long, dark, expensive tunnel. When you look back after retiring, after all the toil, hard-work, and long nights, you will say "I wish I could do it all again."