Why did I choose my major?
Because I enjoy the subject that I am studying.
Does that mean that I will enjoy every single class and every single assignment I am given?
Absolutely not.
This is true for all majors. As college students, we choose what to focus our studies on based on our interests at the time. We have no idea if we will still like it four years later. We have no idea if it will be the major you will graduate with. We simply guess and hope for the best—what more can we do?
We have the option to change our minds. We have the option to choose more than one. But what we have to do to complete our degree is not always what we prefer. There is a curriculum. There is a set of classes which we are required to take in order to fulfill our major and graduate. We may not like every single class, but that doesn't mean we regret our decision to study it.
I began my freshman year of college as an English major. By the second term, I was a double major in English and Art. I chose English because I had always liked that subject in particular. It interested me. I added Art because it was what I had always been good at. I took one art class and I realized how much I needed to continue with it.
I did not choose English because I enjoy reading all the time. I don’t. I prefer the writing side of the subject. But in order to major in it, I am required to do both. The same goes for Art. There are classes that I would prefer to take and classes that I would not. But that doesn't mean I don't want to major in this. That does not mean I want to give it up. I simply get thru it.
I think that it is safe to assume that this is true for all majors. Engineers can’t possibly enjoy every single math class. Nurses can’t possibly enjoy every single science class. We just have to deal with doing things we would rather not do because in the long run, we have to assume that it will benefit us.
But when people ask me what my major is, there is little sign of support. English and Art are not seen as practical fields of study. I am constantly asked what I plan on doing, how I plan on getting a job, what I plan to do with my future. My response remains the same—I do not know.
Nobody knows.
People change their mind all the time.
Nothing is set in stone.
