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Changing Your Mind In College Is Perfectly Normal

Follow Your Heart And Don't Be Afraid To Change Paths, It'll All Be Alright

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Changing Your Mind In College Is Perfectly Normal
Josh Porter

College is pretty rough, especially in the beginning. You're may have wondered, Who do I talk to? What clubs do I join? Where do I belong? Should I join a fraternity? What classes should I take? What major should I declare? Can I get a job with that major?

I thought I had found out exactly who I was in high school. I was on path to graduate a year early, planned on getting a Business Management degree at Kentucky Christian University, and then trying to get my Master's at NYU. O,h how that changed.

In April 2015 I decided, on a pretty big whim, that I didn’t want to go to KCU, but rather that I wanted to go to Transylvania University (I hadn’t applied yet at the time). This, as expected, threw my family for a loop. After about a week of campus tours, overnight visits, and a rushed application process, I was accepted and put my deposit down for Transy. In the fall, I was still dead-set on a business major. I was in a business course and was loving it. I was also taking a theater course at the time. What I realized while taking both of those classes was how much I adored and missed the arts. Going to see shows brought me so much joy that I had been missing with my focus on business. Business is great and all, but, as I came to find out, is not for me. So, I decided that I was going to be a theater major. Most people in college, especially at Transy, change their major at least once, so I wasn’t too worried about my course load or if it was the right decision. I just trusted myself.

Then, not even a week later, I changed my mind, again.

I decided that I didn’t want to actually be on the stage, so I would work on creating my own major of Arts Administration. With a good mix of business and art, I thought that it might be a good fit.

Yet again, I decided that I wanted to change what I was doing.

During the summer 2015, as well as during the fall, I made Snapchat Geofilters for various places.

Family and friends had been telling me for a long time to pursue my passion of graphic design, and I just blew off the idea thinking that it was unreasonable. In the past month, though, I found the inspiration to create more art and rediscover that spark that had laid dormant for months. So, I decided to be a Studio Art Major.

What I’m trying to get at is that you will change your mind in college. As a college freshman, I did many times and probably will continue to do so. It is alright! As long as you find what you love and pursue that dream with all of your heart and mind, it’ll be alright.

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