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In high school, I was always one of the smart people. I took nearly all AP level courses my senior year, I got straight As for the most part, and everyone knew I was THAT nerd. I was destined to be a biology major and become the next best pediatric surgeon. I was smart, therefore I was told that I could do biology. This was not the case though.
In fact, I hated biology and everything about it once I came to college. It was not that it was difficult (which it is a rigorous program), but that I had no interest in trying harder. However, at the time, I truly began to believe I wasn’t smart enough. Just because I didn’t like biology and didn’t succeed in it, that I was not smart. It didn’t help matters when I switched majors and everyone told me, “well that’s an easy major, you should be able to bring your GPA up.” Self-esteem had officially sunk.
Today, I am a broadcasting and media productions major, which in reality is a much more fun concentration of communications. I love what I have been doing in my major. I have been able to hold a voice tracking position on our college’s radio station, take classes that I enjoy going to, and meet some amazing people in the process. It is not a science degree, it is an arts degree, which to some snooty people means that I am in an “easy degree” and couldn’t handle biology. It took some time, but realized all those people are wrong. My major is difficult in it’s own way. I don’t see any bio majors learning how to work cameras and be able to have communication skills to speak in front of people or have the perfection to not mess anything up on live radio. We may not learn how the body works or how cells can do cool stuff, but we learn how to capture life’s moments and share them with the world.
My words to advice to those who want to switch majors or want to go into things like English or theatre or any sort of art, do NOT let anyone tell you it’s easy. Your major doesn’t define your intelligence. You major defines your passions and what you want to do in your life. Because believe me, when my medical friends begin talking, I can still understand what they are talking about, I just get a little bored. We don’t need everyone going to medical school, we nee creativity and new ideas to flow that way we continue to grow as a human race. Don’t be afraid to get that Bachelor’s of the Arts, follow your passion.
