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Ten Things You Know To Be True If You Are Undeclared

Knowing what you're doing in college is even harder when you don't know what you want to do with your life, so here's ten things that you'll experience if you are undeclared.

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Ten Things You Know To Be True If You Are Undeclared

So you've made it to college, but you're not entirely sure what you want to do with your life except for wanting to learn. What do you do when you don't know what you want to do? If you are undeclared, here's a few things that you'll eventually learn to be true:


1. You know that when you meet people, you are going to get this look when you answer the question, “So what’s your major?”



2. People just don’t seem to understand your major, and often respond with “but… like, what do you want to do?”



3. You feel crazy pressure to make a decision, and often get this kind of look from your advisor:



4. You are jealous of your decided-major friends, who get to take their major’s awesome concentration classes, while you are stuck getting all of your gen-eds over with.


5. You don’t have a Facebook group with everyone in your major, which is both a blessing and a curse.



6. You are either spread way too thin, or you are constantly looking for organizations to join that might help you “discover your passion”.



7. You have perfected the phrase “I’m just figuring it all out” to explain your lack of decision to your parents.



8. When you find another Undecided, you both understand the struggle so much, that you give each other this look.



9. Every other week, you decide what you want your major to be, only to change your mind less than 24 hours later.



10. It’s ok that you don’t know your final destination, because college is about the journey, and you're ready for anything that hits you.


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