I graduated high school in 2013. I went to Junior College then transferred to a University. I had plans for my life which involved four years of college, maybe a summer abroad in Spain or England. Then I would graduate and the rest of my life would begin. But plans change. I was set to graduate in the spring of 2017, but life took its toll and now it's currently spring of 2016 and I probably have at least two and a half years left of college.
And honestly, I'm Okay with it.
I changed my major, twice
I was a music education major turned vocal performance major turned to music business major. 80% of all students change the majors. It’s extremely common! So much that the average College student will change their major at least three times. Because choosing the major is hard. You are essentially handpicking your future, this is not meant to be taken lightly. In college you can really only depend on yourself so you have to find what you love and do it. And as you grow and mature your end goals may be different from when you started college.
I had to find myself
In high school I was dead set on being a business major because I was so worried about finding a job after college that I was willing to sacrifice myself. I finally chose my major my last semester of high school and I had to go with my passion. I was a music education major and I wanted to be at choir director. And then I transferred to a University and experienced so many other options in the music field. I started falling in love with music business and it changed my entire life. Getting a chance to grow and get a feel for everything that I would like to do a lot me to find my passion and it eventually me to here.
There is no reward for finishing first
I have those days where I say, "I just want to be done!" But why? What's the hurry? I'm in college and this is supposed to be the best years of my life. While I take school very seriously, I do not want to look back to these days and regret anything. The same prize awaits whether I graduate tomorrow or in four years. I mean we are only young once right? And I'm not sure that I want to rush out of this life yet.
There's nothing wrong with this
To keep it short and sweet, I am not a failure. I'm not sad, I'm not angry, and I'm not giving up. My future employer isn't going to look at your resume and say "well you spent an extra year so in college, you must not be as serious as others". All they are going to know is that I completed what so many can't, and I’m proud of that.
It's all worth it in the end
Yeah, at first I thought, "Wow! I'm going to be graduating at 25, with just a bachelor’s degree. But then I thought, well, I'll be the first one in my family. I'll be able to put bread on the table. I'll be able to utilize the knowledge that I've gained these past three years. I will know that I have gone through six plus years of school and it wasn't a waste of my time. Because in the end, no one can take that degree away from me. It is something I will always have, and it’s something to look forward to.
