I have changed my major more than three different times, and I've heard it all.

"You're clearly uncertain of what you want to do." "You've changed your major too many times." "Where's your 5-year plan?"

First I wanted to be a nurse, then a historian, and then I landed on a journalist. But unlike the first time I changed my major, this doesn't have to do with any anxiety.

Believe me, I know I've had a mid-college crisis or two, but I know that this is what I really want to do. I love writing, I love journalism, but I know that as a communications major, I'll be able to do more than just write for a news outlet.

Much like my fellow comm major Emily, there are so many things that are going to be available to us after we graduate.

Becoming a journalist is still something I'm very inclined to do, but having a safety net into new and different career opportunities will give me a leg up in the future. It'll help me determine that I have more than just one item in my tool belt. I could potentially become a media planner or human resources director. The point is I know I'm going to be alright.

After struggling through a few lulls in college, I think this is what's best for me as a person and as a student. I can feel this new major not only fit my life, but it really feels like a new major is going to kick off 2019 for me.

There are definitely a couple of positives to changing my major; I have plenty of support and plenty of options. I no longer feel like I have just a one-way street, I have an intersection.