When I was a high school freshman, I had no idea what I was going to do with the rest of my life. With that said, the years went on and I didn't take as many AP's and didn't do any future career search. I was a naïve pre-teen at that time with few options and goals in mind. As senior year approached, I definitely was on the university and college hunt. It really drove me to excel in my college applications and finally make it to college. Thus, a new chapter in my life started.
In this new chapter of my life, I was bound to explore the new town of Stony Brook and the university that surrounded the area. With that in mind, my new life started. I had few ambitions with very little ideas in mind. In that phase of life, I had no idea which path I would take for the rest of my life and how happy I will actually be for the rest of my life. During my pre-career life, I had begun to take hold of internships and jobs that eased my way into the real world. It definitely was a beautiful experience for me to talk to others and work in a office based setting or as an intern dealing with experiential learning and the whole process behind it. I had to take the initiative and take a simple search for college majors, their pathways, the course I would gain from learning, the career routes and everything else that was a part of it. It was a bit stressful going through the process but it definitely takes a whole lot of time to make it through. I had learned that some majors are more beneficial for my life than others. With that in mind, there was so much to take in such a small amount of time.
College semesters pass by quickly an urge to explore swallows you up in your entirety. I learned to keep on putting effort through every class I had to make it through. If one class didn't work, out obviously I would make it through the other class. It had to be dealt with productively and not hastily. Making good decisions take a long time and with tedious work and diligence, it's possible to make it through the sandstorm. It can be really hard to give up on a major you were never serious about, only to haunt you later. But, for god's sake, there is still a thing called super senior and it still exists. And yes, it would be wise to graduate in four years, but if it all fails an extra year with that inch of an mile won't hurt anything at all. In my perspective, staying focused and not caring about the entire world around you would give you that extra edge that makes you stand in the applicant pool of college students. I have learned this more throughout my years at university. After all, university is a process and your parents or college life shouldn't force you to pursue a life that you are unsure about now.
