As I scroll through Facebook the past couple of days I noticed the daily advice that was given out to incoming freshman from Pfeiffer University staff on the Pfeiffer University Residence Life page. Seeing all of this great advice was what eventually sparked this idea in my brain for this article. So yes, here is yet another advice article about college.

The moment you start applying for colleges everyone asks you, "What are you going to major in?" Some people instantly can answer this question; some have known what they wanted to do with their lives since they were 5 years old. While others have no clue or have changed their minds a million times. All four answers are perfectly fine, and trust me, the question will still be asked for much longer after you've picked the college you'll go to.

Here's the thing though: How you answer the question each time can change, yes, even for the person who has known what they wanted to be since they were in middle school or younger. For those walking into college undecided, it is not a huge surprise as you just need time to figure out what you want to do. But to those who come in knowing what they want to major in, this can come as a shock or be upsetting when you realize the major you set out to be a part of is no longer working.

But take time to read this, and learn from my story, that sometimes changing your major can clear up the picture of the future.

When I walked into my first year at Pfeiffer, I was a communications major hoping to one day be a journalist, and this had been somewhat been the path I saw myself going down since I was in middle school. Then as first semester moved along, I was in Intro to Psychology and was really enjoying it, so I quickly without really thinking through it I added a second major.

Then when second semester came along I was in Developmental Psych, hoping to get it out of the way so that I could get into more classes for major by fall. It wasn't till I received my first test grade back from the professor that I realized that the information wasn't clicking as easily like before. As the semester went on I was doing worse in the class and began to think about what I wanted to do about it.

It wasn't until I went to my first baseball game, where a spark was lit that started to put the pieces into place for a change to soon come. Who would have thought going to a baseball game could change anything to do with my major, but it did. At the game I took some photos that I was truly impressed with that I had been able to take, which lead me to talk with my now boss Jeremy Zalacca. I ended up working as a work study student helping at the games for the rest of the spring semester, where I began to fall in love with all things college athletics.

What finally helped nudge me to switch my major was two people, one being my RA Emily and one of my friends Stephen, who is a sports management major. I was talking to Emily about how much I loved my work study job, and she asked me if I was going to change my major because of it, which was yet another piece into the puzzle. I then went on to talk to Stephen about the major and Dr. Aagaard, who is now my adviser.

Before switching my major to what it is now, I didn't have a somewhat clear picture of what I would want to do after college; now though, it has become clear what I want to do after college. Even without having started classes yet for this major, I feel confident that I have now made the correct choice as a sports management major with a double minor in communications and sports ministry.

So to the incoming freshman class or to someone who isn't content in their current major, don't be afraid to change your major or try different things. You never know what you may find out about yourself.