College is an exciting time. If you're like how I was as an incoming freshman, you have your whole life planned out. You know your major, and you know the classes you are going to have to take so that one day you can be successful and get your "dream job." Your parents are ecstatic, and they love going around and telling family and friends that you are in college studying to be the next great doctor.

However, after a few science classes with 500 plus people who all seem to be smarter than you, you begin to hate your current path. You are so over the long nights studying... If you see one more picture of the chemical structure of glucose you may cry. You become basically nocturnal, as you stay up studying long into the nights trying to make sense of everything, and coffee becomes your best friend. This was the life I was living for my first two years at college, and I'm not going to lie, I hated it. I dreaded going to class and the sound of my monotone professors made me fade in and out of consciousness due to boredom. However, during this same time I found myself taking a few English courses to help ease the pain, and unlike my science classes I actually loved going to these classes.

I was able to think and look at the world through a different lens that wasn't scientific, and I loved it. I finally found something that I was passionate about. Thus, I decided to change my current major and career path, and focus more on something that I actually liked to do. My parents at first were a little hesitant, but said that they would support me in anything that I wanted to do.

As I enter my junior year, I find myself significantly happier. Instead of stressing out and making myself try to study, I actually enjoy going to class. I find myself looking forward to the next class, and participating in various discussions. Changing my major was by far one of the best decisions I have made in my college career.

So if you are considering changing your major, don't be afraid. Sure, you may get a lot of questions as to why and people may think you are being dramatic. At the end of the day, as long as you are happy and content then that's all that matters — not what other people think. You've got to put yourself out there, and decide what is best for you. Because in the end it's your life! Whether you want to be a doctor, an artist or a professional dog walker, it doesn't matter as long as you do you, and are in high spirits about your life.