Being a college-bound adolescent is not always easy, as many older generations tend to make it out to be. I remember being in high school and constantly being asked by every single adult over 30, "Where are you going to school?" "What major are you studying?" "What kind of career do you want to have?"

And the reality for most is one of three options:

1. You don't know what you want to do.

2. You know what you want to do, but are open to changing your mind.

3. You are dead set on what you want to do, but you end up changing your mind once you get to college anyway.

I was the third option. I was dead set on being a psychology and biology major, and going into the medical field, and I was never planning on changing my plans, partly because I hate change. Fast forward a year and a half into my college career and I'd be doing exactly what I thought I would never do, and to be honest I didn't understand why people changed their majors so frequently. But I will say, once you find your major you'll know it.

I went from being a biology and psychology major to a chemistry and psychology major. I had already gone through classes for my biology degree, luckily only two of them, and it also meant I would have to take summer classes, but I still did it anyway. I was luckier than most; many people get through their entire degree and realize it wasn't for them, and have to turn around and do it all again.

It is hard to describe in words how you know you're in the right major, other than you feel it. I was lucky because I got a job in the chemistry department at the chemical dispensary at my university and I am so grateful for that experience. There were three major things that led me to change my plans. The first was that my organic chemistry professor was surprised to hear that I was not a chemistry major, and that I would be good at it. The second was my job. I got to meet all of the chemistry faculty and I realized that the department was incredibly small, something that was reminiscent of my high school, which was an environment I thrived in. And finally, I was doing a titration for my job and I loved it, the thrill of finding the end point with just the faintest pink color holding for 30 seconds.

You have a sense of enjoyment when you get into your field that for me came with a realization of loving every part of the pathway, I like to clean the glassware analytically, I love learning how to use the instruments, and the content just clicks when I am taught. There is definitely a feeling of belonging when you find that major and you know that you'll love it no matter what part of it you're in.

So, I have a couple of pieces for advice for incoming freshmen, and for people considering changing their major. First of all, don't worry so much about having a major. I won't go so far as to say you should take every single introductory class, but pick a few that fill your general education requirements - that's why you have to take them. Maybe take a few that you don't know about. But also make sure you take them with highly rated professors, you don't want something to be ruined simply because of a bad professor.

Also, don't be afraid to be unsure, take some time to figure it out, and don't be afraid to change your mind like I was, because you'll regret it in the future otherwise. Picking a major, and a career as a whole isn't easy, but it also doesn't have to be hard if you let yourself be open to different possibilities.