"What is your major? Do you like it? Do you intend to stick with it? Is it challenging? Why did you choose it? Does it make you happy? What kind of job are you looking to go into with that?"

The types of questions above are ones that college students become intimately acquainted with. They begin from the moment you commit to your school and don't end until the moment you graduate.

I'll be honest when I say that I find these questions slightly unbearable. I would like to settle a few things. I do not find them annoying because people are "prying into my life." Also, I do not hate sharing details about myself. In fact, I love to talk about myself. Lastly, I do not blame anyone for asking these questions! They are standard questions, ones that I, myself, have fallen prey to.

However, I do hate the feeling of being uncertain. We, as students, are forced to label ourselves too early on in the college process when we have experienced so little of the world! We certainly think we know what we like and what we want to do that is until something comes along that we like better and decide that's the direction we're meant to go in. So, please recognize that when you ask us our major and we seem skittish, it is not because we are offended. It is because we don't want to paint ourselves into a corner before we get to explore. Isn't that the true purpose of college, after all?

Additionally, I do hate admitting I've changed my major. As children, we were all taught that winners never quit. They pursue their end goal until they achieve it. Changing majors isn't quitting, but it certainly feels like it. It's hard to explain to people that, yet again, you've switched your major and you're headed down a new path. The average college student changes their major five to eight times during their college career. So, why does sharing our changed major manage to destroy every bit of self-confidence we've built inside ourselves to that point?

I would ask everyone reading this article to think back to when you were in college, or if you're young, to think forward and put yourself in our shoes. Realize the amount of pressure you had, will have and currently have. Instead of asking us those loaded questions, ask us what classes we're enjoying or what kinds of majors we're thinking about. It may seem like a meager difference, but it surely feels a whole lot less stressful to us.

Lastly, to all my fellow students out there: College is already full of decisions, but deciding on a major is a choice that will affect the rest of your life. It's important to have a major that you love, no matter how many times you change it or how many times people ask you about it. Let yourself explore every corner of academia because there is something out there for everyone.