Coming into freshman year of college, I started out as a Nutrition major. I soon realized after many nights stressing out about Bio 1010, nutrition was not for me. If I couldn't deal with the work of a simple biology class then how was I supposed to pass organic chemistry?! I soon was talking to an undeclared advisor about changing my major to business. My thought process? I'm not entirely sure. I just figured that everyone went into business so it would probably be a good fit for me. A couple weeks later and I was in distress. I had to take calculus, micro-economics, macro-economics, and many accountancy classes. I wasn't good at any of that. So then I switched to journalism without thinking. Journalism was a good fit I decided. I liked to write and the coursework would be easier than business. Here I am, at the end of my first semester and thinking about going back to business to do marketing. As you can tell, I'm still confused and have had my experience with changing my major. Here's the stages of changing majors as told by The Office.

1. Denial

Oh god, the thought hits you. he, "This is not what I want to do," thought. You try to run from it and ignore it, but you can't. Then for a couple of weeks, you push these thoughts to the back of your head and continue to ignore the problems. You might lock yourself up in your dorm room and watch Netflix, hoping that whatever show you're watching tells you what to do with your life. You start to have an idea of what you might want to do and when this happens...

2. Doubt and Anger

... You have doubt. What if this isn't for you? What if you waste away your tuition money because you kept switching your major? What if you aren't good at it? All the doubts rush through your mind and you start to feel overwhelmed. You might cry a little... or a lot. But that's normal. Your temper is also coming out more than usual because of all the built up stress. At this point, your roommate might hate you, but they'll get over it.

3. Anxiety

You just turned in the forms to switch your major and all you can feel is the anxiety creeping up on you. Growing up is scary and switching your major is even scarier. You might live your week in utter shock and fear as you begin to realize the decision you made. While also taking stress-eating to a whole new level. If you made your decision quickly, without any thought to it, then you might be nearing a breakdown. And if you thoroughly thought the decision through then you probably skipped this stage altogether. Most people don't think it through, though.

4. Relief

You can breathe now. You switched your major and passed the anxiety stage and now you can breathe a sigh of relief. This stage is like a weight off your shoulder. You're now feeling more sure of yourself and now taking classes that you don't actually hate.

5. Joy

You feel like the major you switched to is what you're meant to go into. You love the classes, the people you've met, and it just seems like a good fit. You have new goals and aspirations with your new major and your excited about the future. You also don't mope around binge-watching Netflix the majority of your weeks so that adds into the joy you're feeling.