Many college students struggle picking a major in their first few years and in most cases, they are rushed to decide on something that is going to shape their entire educational experience while ending up realizing that this path they were forced to decide on just wasn't really for them. College students are thrown into a torrent of decision making and the most important one of all does not allow for any real preparation.

I was one of those college students who entered my first year undecided, and everywhere I looked for possible majors were quite disappointing with what little information they provided on the curriculum and with practically no idea what career I could possibly build from the majors available. Instead of just choosing something immediately I decided to test out the waters and fulfill all of my general education classes with the thought that maybe something would interest me, and soon after I declared myself as a biology major.

With just a few classes of Biology 101, I thought I really knew what I was doing and began planning out my entire life plan according to my potential biology degree. I immersed myself in science, a subject I avoided all throughout high school and as much as I thought I would grow to love everything about this choice I made I slowly came to the realization that the tiny interest I had at the beginning was just that, and never became anything more. The pressures put upon me had me convince myself that this was what I wanted and what I needed when in reality all I really liked about the course was evolution and everything else I had to push through.

When I started having doubts, I thought it was just a lack of confidence and average grades that were causing a lack of motivation. However, that was not the case at all, even if I was struggling I should have enjoyed what I was learning, I should have wanted to know more and strived to push past any obstacles and instead I welcomed them. At the beginning of the second semester of sophomore year I walked out of my last biology class and changed my major. It was the best decision I made since I got to college and, after realizing that I shouldn't stay with anything that I have to convince myself to love, I felt lighter. I want readers to know that that this can be applied to any significant decision in their lives, after coming to terms with my situation I found something that truly fit and thanks to that I am able to be writing this piece right now.