Going into college, so many of us are stressed out about picking a major. No one knows what they want to do when they are 17 or 18 years old, and that major decision will never go away throughout the entire college experience. Most of us second guess ourselves, have doubts of getting a job, worry about future salaries and sometimes we just honestly say:
"This career path and major are not for me."
This statement and realization scare people. The fear of not having a plan can really freak you out. I know this because I was there once. During my freshman year, I was a Finance/Marketing double major and lived in a Living Learning Community (LLC) with other business students. I thought my future was set and that I had made a solid choice by surrounding myself with like-minded people. However, one day in November, I was laying in bed and realized that business wasn't for me. After mulling it over for less than 24 hours, I went to an advisor in the education building and switched my major right then and there.
It takes guts to change your plans on a dime like I did, but we are all capable of making choices. College is all about making decisions and becoming involved with people and organizations that further who you are. Take advantage of this time to really zero in on what you want your future to look like, and when that "major realization" comes into your head, don't shut it down.
You have to go for it and let yourself be truly happy with your career path. You have to "Just Do It." You have to be bold, confident and ready to encounter changes throughout your life, and this is one serious choice you face early on in life. Also, remember that another serious choice was figuring out where to attend college in the first place. You didn't choose to go to your respective school randomly or for meaningless reasons, you chose to attend in order to make your life better than it is now. So, keep that in mind, because making your life better involves choices and not standing still.
What is the worst that can happen anyways? Say you switch your major and you hate it and want to go back to your original one or explore more options, what is so bad about that? You can change your mind a million times if you really wanted to, because the possibilities are endless, and your path will never cease.
In the end, let's not forget that switching your major is scary, but the alternative is much scarier. You won't regret jumping into a new world that makes every day exciting and worthwhile. You will only regret staying in your field. Down the road, you will be sitting in your office, car or bed wondering what life would have been like if you took that leap of faith into a new world of opportunity. Don't let your future become those clouded with those types of thoughts, you have to "Just Do It."
