To those considering changing their major,
There comes a time when you realize you have not been enjoying your classes, which makes you ask yourself, am I in the right major? When is the right time to figure that out?
There is no right time to figuring out if you are in the right major or not, you will get advice from people in your in life that say the sooner the better and if you have any doubt then switch. However at any point in time you could decide that this major is just not for you.
Some majors are not that easy to figure out if they are wrong for you. You may not enjoy all of the classes you take early on, so you think that maybe you should switch. On the other hand, what about all the classes that have yet to come. In some cases those classes are way better than the classes you take in your first two years. So how do you decide if you need to switch?
For me, I decided my college major long before most of my friends in high school, honestly I knew I wanted to be an engineering major in middle school. However, once I got into college and actually began to take the classes that pertained to my major, I started to second guess my decision. Truthfully, I have second guessed my major a number of times, but then I always think about why exactly I chose this major and that is when I remember how much I do enjoy it.
There was a point where I was truly considering switching my major and the question I asked myself was “What would I do besides engineering?” If that happens to you, just know there are plenty of resources you can use to figure out that question.
First, you can talk to your parents, and see what advice they have and what insight they might have into what you are going through. Then you could talk to a career counselor, to see if there is something specific you would be interested in that uses your current major, or what other majors may be out there for you. Talk to your friends, personally I have friends that have switched their majors and they would definitely be someone who I would go to and get advice from. Lastly, research, look into where your major could go or what other areas you are interested.
Just remember that sometimes plans change and so do majors. What matters is that you are happy with the major that you are in and are excited for where the future will take you.
