When I tell them, just about every science major develops this wild look in their eyes, a mixture of disappointment and a hint of bitterness.

The conversation begins with me asking how classes are going. This simple exchange leads them to ask me in return. Once the words, "I'm changing my major," leave my lips, the shock sets in. A biology major? Leaving? What else is more important than helping the entirety of the human race? Hmm. I don't know. Maybe fulfilling my hopes and dreams to not be miserable? Maybe not wasting my four years and more, dedicating it to a major that makes me want to rot away in a hole?

Then, once I reveal that I might be ditching the ever-so-holy realm of biology in exchange for a double major in political science and business economics, the criticism comes flooding in.

"Why would you ever want to do that? I heard business is easy. You're lucky because you won't ever have to study again."

Sometimes, the judgment comes in the form of unintentional facial expressions accompanied with a condescending, "oh."

Throughout high school, I led myself to this very major, being involved in volunteering projects that revolved around the health field. But now I understand that even though I love volunteering and contributing to the health field, that's not something I would want to do for the rest of my life.

It's not that I loathe everything biology nor do I disagree with anyone who chooses to major in it, but it didn't feel like this was something I benefited from. Taking biology classes made me feel like an encyclopedia of knowledge was being thrown at me and even though it left me able to spew information wherever I went, I felt that it wasn't as applicable to my life as I thought it would have been. I was consumed by the idea of what being a biology major was going to be like versus how it really was.

I started questioning my future during the second semester of high school when I took a government class that opened my eyes to all the possibilities that business and government entailed. I felt like it wasn't enough to help society in terms of health, but I wanted to help change things and contribute to my community in different ways. After just a couple weeks of business and political science classes, I have grasped way a new way of thinking, feeling like I have taken a breath of fresh air.

I'm not sorry I opted out of the journey to the pit of despair. I don't see why some people feel like they stand upon a gleaming pedestal because of the major they are associated with. If I were to criticize biology majors for not having souls, I'm sure they would probably all ban together to dissect what's left of me after they poison me with formaldehyde. But, of the business majors I've witnessed being roasted for the direction they chose to take in their education, they just take the grief. Maybe one day, I'll choose to keep quiet and not defend my choices when people think they are the ones that know what's best for me.

For now, I'd say it's nothing short of cringeworthy. Believe it or not, some people actually switch majors because, like society, we evolve.