You always hear people say that they changed their major at least once during their college career, so it's really easy to take it lightly. But it's such a hard decision, and it's actually really hard to make. Your major is the course of study for what you'll likely be doing for the rest of your life. So it's important to do what feels right and not what feels expected of you.

For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a doctor. I can't remember a time where I even thought of doing anything else. Well, two weeks into my biology major with a pre-medical concentration, I decided I couldn't take another day of it, nevertheless eight more years of it. I felt very defeated that I couldn't do what I had always wanted to do. My whole family had always rooted and supported my dreams of being a doctor, so I felt that they were expecting me to definitely stick with it. I was scared they would think I was just giving up because things got hard.

Switching majors doesn't make you a quitter. What's important isn't what people think of your decisions, but what you think of them. It's your life and your path, and ultimately only you can decide where it goes.

I ended up switching to nursing. I knew that medicine was still my passion and realized that nursing was the right place for me.

No matter what you go into college thinking you'll do with your life, nothing is set in concrete. This journey is no one's but your own, and only you can make those choices for yourself. Don't feel committed to a career plan that has the highest salary or the most prestige. Figure our your purpose and your passion, and the rest will fall into place.