Many people told me that when I got into college I was going to change my major at least once and to be honest, I did not believe them. I told everyone I would be the person to stick it out and not change my major, but you will never guess what I did: I changed my major. I’m not the type to ever give up on something and I almost felt defeated when I changed my major because I didn’t want to be that person but I am that person and I am perfectly fine with it.
I have always known that I wanted to work with kids on some level whether that be a pediatrician, a teacher, or a dance teacher. I didn’t care what it was, I just wanted to work with kids. I initially chose nursing because the medical field is interesting to me and that stuff is intriguing to me so when I started school I was very content. When I bought my first pair of scrubs, I was so excited because I could say I was in the nursing program and that I was working towards my goal of being a pediatric nurse.
It wasn’t until the fourth week of school that I really had a change of heart. I was not doing so well in my medical classes and it was not because I wasn’t putting effort in. I studied for hours on my own and I went to study groups to make sure I understood what I needed to and I could pass the quiz. I felt confident until I got my grades back and I realized something wasn’t clicking. It was making me have breakdowns (I would cry in my room at night and I had a few anxiety attacks because of it). I would dread going to class because I felt like the dumbest person in the class and everyone else was doing fine but me. It was then that I knew I wanted to change my major but I didn’t know what I wanted to change it too.
That same week on Saturday, I was volunteering at my church with the preschoolers like I do normally every week. While we were in the room worshipping, I was dancing around with the kids and laughing- just smiling so much and it hit me. It sounds weird but I know that was a sign from God telling me that was what I was supposed to do. I was supposed to be a preschool teacher. The next Monday, I went to my SSA and changed my major and that was that.
People were critical of my decision to drop out of nursing and some people told me it was normal for people to do this but it honestly did not matter to me what people thought because I was happy with my decision. I’m here to tell everyone that it is okay to change your major. It is not a big of a deal as people make it and it shouldn't have such a negative connotation. If you truly are not happy, just change your major. Do not think about what anyone else will say, if it will make you happy then do it. I’m more excited about my future career now than I was before. That is the ultimate prize and I know that, for me, it was totally worth it to change my major and I truly have no regrets about it.
