Dear first-year college students,

Congratulations, you are going to change your major at least one time by your second year! No worries though, because this is something the deans and counselors at your school don't tell you: everything is going to be okay.

I say this to not scare the eager first year student, (who, for the most part, is gung-ho about their current major). I say this because I am experiencing this change that all, if not most, college students will go through.

I entered college as an excited, ready-to-take-on-the-world pre-business major. Fall semester, I would dream about the experiences and jobs I would receive after claiming a degree in marketing. Taking my first business class ever, I became so awed in the idea of becoming a businesswoman. I met people who shared similar interests, also dreaming of becoming young, successful business gurus.

Then, winter break came.

I became unsure of what this path may lead me to after undergrad. Would it give me a well paying job? Maybe this path will lead me to graduate school? Needless to say, I was completely unsure of who I was, and where I was going.

Second semester eventually started up, and the uneven cracks of my life dissolved into another five months of new classes to worry about. My life was swept under a pile of books until late May. Then, it turned into summer vacation, and I had all the time in the world to dwell on my indecisiveness. After talking to more people in other departments at my school, I began to really think about changing my major. I had finally realized that I was not cut out to study business. Sure, it may come in another form in my career, but it was not going to be my motivation for the next three years.

Now, as an upcoming sophomore I can safely say that I went through an identity crisis. Will that be the last one? Absolutely not. However, I now know that the process of changing a major is not, and should not, scare the individual who decides to make this change. This change was without a doubt a difficult decision to make, but the fact that I could acknowledge my unhappiness in the major I started in is far more rewarding than the change itself.

At one point or another, we all go through this adjustment. Or, it may be that you are that individual who has everything figured out. Regardless of what one may or may not know what to study, if you figure yourself out along the ride, it becomes easier to feel comfortable with the change. At the end of the day, what matters is your willingness to be happy with the person you become.