Like most younger kids, I knew that I wanted to become a nurse. I knew that I wanted to help people, and be that nurse that everyone loved. Of course at the time, I did not know what all was in store for me. High school came around, family members were diagnosed with cancer, and I was still focused on nursing school; here I am today, questioning everything.

Recently, I have decided to change my major to Pre-Med. Crazy, right? To get into the nursing school I want, I have to either get an ACT score of 22, or pass their entrance exam. I did neither. I have the worst test anxiety there is. I have continued to get an ACT score of 21, even with three hours studying everyday.

So, the only thing my mind knew what to do, was to think about changing to Pre-Med. I'll be real honest, my mom is not the happiest, and maybe not the most supportive of this choice right now. Yet, countless people have told me that it is "perfectly okay to be unsure of what you'd like to do and how to get there." Had I known I would change my mind, I most likely would have entered college as a freshman Pre-Med Biology major, but sadly I didn't. It is not that I failed at being a nurse, it's that I believe God had another plan for me, and I believe he brought me to this decision.

Many may disagree with my decision, but my heart is content. I am aware that it is going to be time-consuming, stressful, and EXPENSIVE.

When I started working at the doctor's office this summer, I began to feel that hospital "buzz." One minute it is quiet, the other nurses are running in and out of rooms, while doctors discuss the next step on an ill patient. I feel at peace, in a place that most people would not.

Life doesn't always turn out the way you want it to, regardless of all the planning and effort you put into it. For those of you that may say it is a waste of time, it's not. The only thing that I need to remember is that my opinion, is the only opinion that matters. Go ahead, tell me something, tell me how I am making a mistake, but I will not let it bother me. Of course other's opinions are important, and I will take them into consideration.

With this being said, all of you that are reading this, do not be condemning of my choice, like a few people have already expressed, just be understanding and help me achieve this new goal.

As much as you want to plan your life, it has a way of surprising you with unexpected things that will make you happier than originally planned. That's what you call God's will.