I changed my major, and that’s okay. Actually, its better than okay. It’s great. My life is better and it has only been one week! I have lost a million pounds of stress because I was so busy trying to make something work to prove something to people who don’t matter.

You see, I started out as a Consumer Apparel and Retail studies major and EVERYONE said I wouldn’t stick with it, that it was stupid and I’d never make money, waste of degree. And guess what, they were right that I didn’t stick with it, but they were wrong on why. This major is so much work. It is rigorous and specific and you should absolutely love everything about fashion and retail to make the information stick. And, after a year and a half, I finally made the decision that this route just wasn’t for me, no matter how much I wanted to prove people wrong.

I found out that at the end of the day, the only person I have to prove anything to is myself. And guess what, I’m happy being much more stress free. I changed my major twice, technically three times. First, I added Entrepreneurship and quickly changed that when I found out it would be at least five years of 18 credit hour semesters. After that, I added Communications studies and I fell absolutely in love. I can take this major anywhere, and it is more than fun to get college credit for being able to talk and have an opinion on any topic your class wants to bring up. I decided to make this a second major because I was just so determined to keep my original major; I wanted to be one of the few.

As someone very important to me once said, “You’re not a true college student until you’ve changed your major,” and while I’m not entirely certain how true it is for everyone, it really resonates with me. I felt like a completely new person once I decided to let go of my pride, and decide to love myself for who I need me to be; not who anyone else thinks I should be.