Imagine this. You are seventeen or eighteen and applying to colleges, making decisions that could last you years to come. When applying to colleges you have to pretend for just a second that you have your life together and that you are prepared to make decisions such as major, where you want to go to school, where you want to live, what you want to do, along with so many other things. You choose a school and match it with a major, praying you are accepted. While you have done research, and know your fair share about whatever major you choose, you really will not know whether it is the right fit until you are head first submerged in it.
At this point in my life, I was eighteen. I applied to three colleges, two of them just in case I did not get into Clemson. I decided fairly early on that I wanted to be a pharmacist in the future. I applied to Carolina and Clemson both in hopes to major in Pre-Pharmacy. I decided then, I was committing my next year and possibly more to that. At the age of eighteen, it's scary to move out on your own not to mention decide what you want to do for the rest of your life. I was excited nonetheless. Two semesters into my journey, I slowly began to realize I was so unhappy with my major. After doing poorly in several classes, I came to realize it was time. Though pharmacy had been my dream for sometime now, my dreams were changing. I had no clue what to do, I knew my parents were not going to be happy that I had just committed a years worth of classes to something that I did not want to do anymore. I contemplated a change in major for a really long time. I took two graphics classes last semester to test it out and I finally bit the bullet and decided to change my major and officially became a Graphic Communications major.
My whole point, in telling this story is to say do not be afraid of change. Sometimes what you have dreamed of for countless years is not your dream anymore and though it might be a little scary, you will find what is right for you. Finding a major that fits you is not an easy task, but once you do find your place it is a really great feeling. Do something that makes you smile, something you love doing. Not something that your parents want you to do, your twelve year old self wanted to do, or something that makes a lot of money.
You should not have to fight through classes that are boring and uninteresting. Once you find your place, classes will not be as terrible... I mean, they are still college classes, but you take them because you know once it is all over, you will be doing something you love.
