Some students come into college with one major in mind and follow that plan.
Other students change their major halfway through the semester (guilty).
There are students that change their major three different times.
Some students come into college with no set plan and are trying to figure out what they want to do.
All of these situations are acceptable because every student works at their own pace.
Picking a major is not an easy task; you are choosing what you want to do for the rest of your life. That sounds so dramatic, but it is so true. Your college years are tailored for your own path and lead you to a career that you will excel in and love. For some people, they know what they want to do before college and some people come into college identifying as an undeclared major, and that is totally OK.
Sure, you spend a semester as a Business major and then switch to Political Science to become a lawyer, but at least you know that it was not for you before spending another semester taking dreadful business classes.
You know what they say: better late than never.
It's hard trying to choose a major that you know you are going to like. You don't know how your classes will be once you get to college or you'll be exposed to more options once you start. You will hear all about your friends' majors and get emails asking you to consider another field of study.
In high school, we take general education classes so it is all introduction. It is never anything that has any specific relevance to what we decide to do with our career.
A lot of students at Baylor start their journey as Pre-Med and during their first semester quickly realize it is not what they want to be doing and choose a whole new career path and there is nothing wrong with that.
It is better to realize now than later when you look back and remember all the time you spent on a career you know you will not be happy in.
The stigma that is associated with changing your major is one that places a lot of pressure on current students in college and ones that are about to start college.
It is unfair to expect students to pick one path and stick with it before even allowing them to get a feel for their classes and reach a decision on if that's what they really want to do.
