Ah college, the place where we go to choose what we want to do for the rest of our lives. This can be a scary time and place but hey it all pays off in the end.
It is one of the most stressful times of your life because there are so many choices as to what you can study and what careers that degree can lead you into.
Throughout high school people always asked what I wanted to do, and I thought I was set. I wanted to study Biology and prepare myself for med school. I had my whole college career basically planned out. So when I first started college, I started off as a biology major because like every pre-med student, that’s the way to go. I wanted this because in high school, I was great in the subject and thought it would be the same. Boy was I wrong! Eventually, after some time, that changed. I took one biology course my first semester and realized it just wasn’t for me. It got to the point where I was having breakdowns and worrying as to what I was gonna do with the rest of my life. I felt like my whole plan was falling apart and I just wanted to give up, but I knew I still wanted to go to med school so I began doing some research.
I learned that to go to medical school, you DON’T need to be a science major. Therefore, I decided to switch to something I enjoyed, like Spanish. It’s actually funny, I already speak spanish so why would I want to study it even more? Thing is, there’s more to the language than just speaking or reading it and there’s many things I can do with a degree in modern languages.
“So you’re a spanish major now? Um.. what exactly do you plan on doing with it?” That was the question of the year. I’ll tell you what I planned and doing with it. I had a vision to use my language skills and integrate them into the medical field. Weird, I know but hey it was something that would be very useful. After deciding that was the major for me, I was extremely excited, because that meant I would get to study abroad for a while and get to experience new things. Until I realized how difficult it would be to get all my pre-med requirements done before I left abroad.
This was the point where I was again exploring new areas of study. I go to a small school where not every major is offered so I either had to design my own major or pick another that I found interesting. Yeah, designing your own major sounds cool but I wouldn’t even know where to begin because I’m such an indecisive person. After a few days of more deciding and searching, my one option was psychology (basic, yes, I know). Though I’ve only taken one psychology class, it seemed so interesting and so hey, why not dig deeper into it?
Yes, changing your major is okay. It might set you back a bit, or maybe not, but it’s okay to do it! Just be sure you know that that’s what you want to dedicate your four years of college to before declaring. Dig deep and do your research before you make any important life decisions about it. People will ask questions, look at you as if you’re crazy, but if that’s what you want to do, go for it! Your future depends on it and you can choose what you want. Do what ever makes you happy and do something you enjoy regardless of what anyone says. Take it from me, I know. I was always so scared that I wasn’t going to succeed because people always doubted me but that’s over now and I couldn’t be happier. So yes, I changed my major, multiple times, and no I don’t regret it.
