When applying for college roughly a year ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and I still don’t, and that’s okay. Stressing through all of the possible majors and career interests out there, I was convinced that I was the only person who didn't know what to do and that problem was ultimately going to ruin my future if I didn’t pick out the perfect major and career at that exact moment. I now know that’s not the case and that there are countless other students out there just like me who still don’t have any idea of what they want to do with their life.

For me, the ultimate purpose of college is to help me chose the direction I want to go in with my life. Although I currently am an English major, I still have no idea what I plan on doing in the future. The only reason that I even have a major and am not undecided is because my high school counselor told me that “undecided” would make me look unmotivated and confused when someone read it on my college application. No one told me how students don’t even have to officially declare a major until the end of their sophomore year or that we all take the same classes for the first two years anyway, no matter the major. They also didn’t tell me that most of the people you meet at school will have changed their major at least once if not even four or five times! So trust me, it’s no big deal to graduate high school or begin college with no future plans; honestly, it might even give you an advantage over your classmates who are switching things up every semester.

English is my favorite subject, hence why I chose it as my random major, but I am still at a loss for what decent career opportunities it could hold for me in the future, or if I will even continue to stay on this interest path. So, here I am, somewhat far away from home, still not sure what I could even possibly be doing in four years, and I’m okay with that. College is a time to make decisions, yes, but it's also a time to learn, and grow, and discover who you are as a person. Of course, I still hope that college will assist me in making these decisions, but I’m no longer so worried about rushing the future. I feel like being here and being exposed to different classes, majors, and ideas will eventually help me to make up my mind and choose the right career path, all in due time.

I want my college experience to teach me many things about all the different majors and career options that are out there so I can eventually follow one of those paths myself. Learning about “stuff” in general is what I feel like most other people view as one of the main purposes of college as well. We come to college to learn and be better informed; we come to gain the experience and knowledge that will lead us to be successful adults in our work fields. I know that eventually I will make a definite decision on what major to pursue and what career path to take, but I’m not concerned with pushing that idea so heavily right now. For me, the purpose of college is to provide me with knowledge; knowledge that can help me make decisions that ultimately affect the rest of my life.