This is the semester that all those who I graduated high school with are graduating. I keep seeing the “last semester of undergrad posts”. I still have two semesters left. So, seeing these posts does hit a bit of a nerve but then I realize that I just figured myself out a little later than they did.

I spent the first three years of college as a biology major, saying how I was going to go to medical school and become this amazing doctor. But with each semester that passed I started to lose more and more faith in myself and this dream. I was spending hours studying for these classes that at best I would make low B's in. Something had to change.

Junior year came around and I started looking into new career paths, while I should’ve been looking into medical schools. Finally, I saw finance and I realized that I was good at math and I enjoyed it, and money was something that rarely changed with time. People will always need help managing and supporting their money.

So, my junior year I did a total 180 with my major and switched to finance. I went from taking chemistry and biology classes to taking economics and accounting. Let me tell you I loved it! It was like this was what I was meant to do all along. Not only was I finally getting all A's but I was understanding the material that I was learning. I was comprehending everything and loved it.

With each class that I took, I realized more and more that this is what I was meant to do and it brought me back to a moment during my first year of college where I accidentally went to a business advisor instead of bio. Was this one of those weird moments of fate where I was there for a reason and not just an accident.

Looking back, I was more than anything that I had switched my major then and taken that mix up as a sign that I needed to not be a science major anymore. But oh well, I eventually figured it out and am not studying what I love and understand.

Yes, I am graduating a few semesters later than most that I started college with.

But it’s okay, it just took me a little longer to figure out my calling and now I am thriving.

So, I would say that waiting the few extra semesters to graduate will pay off in the long run. So, if you’re thinking of changing that major but worried about graduating later, do it. Change that major and do what you love and those few extra semesters won’t even matter.