When we're all young we are asked the most important question in elementary school... "What are you gonna be when you grow up?" and everyone answered the same "astronaut" or "cop" or "doctor", etc, you get it. As we get older, things change, life happens and then you're stuck with a career you hate. I am nineteen years into life and I feel like I've been through it all.
Towards the end of senior year in high school, I didn't know what college I wanted to attend or what I would major in. It was the most stressful time in my life because I was set on the thought that the wrong decision would affect my whole life emotionally, physically and mentally. After a couple of weeks, I decided I would attend Arizona State University and would get my Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry (a risky decision, I know). I could have gone into college undeclared or maybe as a business major but NO, I CHOSE TO BE A BIOCHEMISTRY MAJOR.
Flash forward a semester into freshmen year at ASU, I never hated my life as much as I did every time I attended a lecture. After talking to friends and mentors, I decided I would set up an appointment with my advisor and change my major once and for all. I was tired of coming home after a long stressful day at school, falling asleep and having to do it all over again the day after. I was excited to change it and let the happiness begin for once.
I didn't change it... I didn't even attend the appointment. I kept my Biochemistry major for another semester. Why? Because I was afraid. I asked myself, "what would my parents think?" and "Am I gonna be behind and stay here for another year?" A million questions I couldn't answer myself. After two semesters of biochemistry stress, I finally stopped asking questions, I took the leap and I finally changed it. And now I am currently a Forensic Psychology. I am only two weeks into my major and I am loving it so far.
No one should be afraid to change your major. You are not alone, there are thousands of students who don't like their major. It's a student's choice, no one else's. It may be scary at first but it's a choice you won't regret.
