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To The Student Who Thinks It Is Too Late To Change Your Major

College isn't easy, find what you love and embrace it. Take advantage of the things you're good at. Don't get defeated. Fall in love with your education.

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To The Student Who Thinks It Is Too Late To Change Your Major
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It is NOT too late. Do not spend four years constantly miserable. No it won’t be worth it in the end. If you are not happy doing what you are doing now, then what makes you think you will be happy later? This is the start to the rest of your life and you deserve to be happy. You are not at college to impress anyone but yourself. Learn what you love, learn what you hate. Change your major. Change your major again. This is your life and you are in control.

In high school, they put a lot of pressure on “where are you going to school?” and “what are you majoring in?” So much pressure that you feel like you have to have your whole college career figured out. But the truth is, you are allowed to change your major. The major you chose in high school is not permanent. You don’t have to have your whole life figured out. As much as we would love to all pick a major and a career and stick to it sometimes it doesn’t work out that way. And it is okay.

Just because you thought you had your whole life figure out when you arrived at college, doesn't mean you actually do. Don't feel bad when you don't succeed at something. Be happy because you tried and found out that was not for you.

I’m here to tell you changing your mind is normal. I came to college super passionate about what I wanted to do. But here I am, in the first semester of my sophomore year totally confused and distraught. Everything I have ever dreamed is not what I want anymore. Most importantly, I want to be successful in whatever I do and that for me meant it is time to change my major and possibly career path.

Find what you love. Take advantage of these years. This is your time to explore. To change your mind. To figure you out.

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