Not everyone knows what they want to do when they start college and that's okay; however, there are a select few people that will start out in the major that they will stay in. I am currently a pre-nursing major and I can not tell you how many times people have told me that I will change my major because of the difficulty level of the classes and the stress of clinicals.

I'm here to tell you to stop telling me that I won't be a pre-nursing major for much longer. It's annoying and here's why.

For starters, before I can even say why I chose nursing as my future people immediately rush into why they started as pre-nursing majors and changed. Everyone is different. People have different reasons for making their decisions. Some will say they chose nursing because they wanted to help people.

Most of the people that tell you that are the ones that usually change their major because they learn there are other ways to help people without being in the medical field. I know someone who switched to teaching because she saw how a teacher could be an influential person in a child's life. I chose nursing as my career path because I want to be hands-on with patients and be able to make someone feel better through care and reassurance.

If I do get to explain my reason for choosing nursing they give me a weird look. They don't understand why anyone would look at cleaning up throw up and wiping butts would count as touching someone's life. Truth is, it's not those acts but the act of being there for someone and being interested in their stories and why they need to be cared for that touches them. I crave making connections with people and learning what their story is. If they have a rare condition, I want to know how it has affected them so I can give them the best care possible. I believe if I can make a difference in at least one person's life then I have done something worthwhile.

Moral of the story here is, don't tell me why you didn't choose nursing and really don't tell me that I will change my mind. I know my reasons for picking my major and while some may disagree with them, I am pretty much set in my ways.