Even if you don’t work in the field of your major after you graduate, that field can change you. You may have picked a major just to get through your undergrad years, or it could have been the career path you have been dreaming about since you were a little kid; either way, your major shapes who you are in your college years.

Your major is what influences the experiences you will have, from internships to the people in class to the types of classes you take. The types of things you learn changes from major to major so obviously you are going to be different than someone else who is studying something different.

For instance, my major teaches me a lot about people, the situations they will face from before they’re born until they die and how to help people cope from one stage to the next. You learn how to read people and how to understand them on a different level; other majors may not teach those things. For instance, if you are a chemistry major, there wouldn’t really be a reason for you to sit in classes about human sexuality or personality.

The opportunities that are given to you are tailored to the things you have been learning throughout your college years. Some majors are all about people, so those majors will be geared towards working with others and you will be known as the person who always has to put their best front out to the world. Other majors are all about what you can do, so they will always be seen as the innovators always coming up with ideas and inventions that no one has ever thought of before.

In college, it is important to do what you love and to have fun while doing it. So many people have a wide variety of interest and that is why college is great. I’m lucky enough to be working with the two things I love most, even though they are polar opposites. No matter what your major is or what you do, as long as you’re doing what you love, your major will define you as much as you define it. Everyone brings their own unique experiences to their field, which is why we are all able to do what we love and do different things.