Thursday, September 12, 2013

What`s My Major Again?

The applying process.
I vividly remember the stress of filling out application after application. Fall of my senior year was THE TIME, the moment I spent 13 years of my life preparing for. But there were always 3 questions that haunted me and every senior at that time (for most college freshmen, the question still remains)...
What will my major be? WHAT DO I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE? and sometimes... what`s my major again?

The thing that made my applying process stressful was trying to listen to all of the Oprahs, Dr. Phils, and Jerry Springers in my life.
"Do something that will make you the most money, like medicine or engineering, or both!"
"Study business and do what you REALLY want to do as a hobby!"
"When you apply, put down any major that isn`t impacted, than, after you`ve been accepted, change your major to what you REALLY want to study!"
"Don`t be a musician!"
"Don`t be a psychology major!"
"Don`t end up on the streets!"

The list. goes on. FOR MILES.

With all of these opinions swirling through my head, it`s a miracle I even filled out one application successfully. The only problem is, there was one voice missing...mine.

The only time I sat down and actually asked myself what I wanted to do, was after my applications had been sent and my majors hurriedly chosen in the blink of an eye (I ended up using 4 different majors).
 I don`t even know what kinesiology is, let alone want to spend thousands of dollars studying it!

This is the dilemma most, if not, all incoming freshmen face during the applying process. They don`t want to disappoint their parents, or their teachers. They don`t want to mess up. And they don`t want to waste mommy or daddy`s money on schooling to do something their not even going to pursue.

But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. At the end of that light, you will encounter...the Change of Major Form. The BEST invention ever created by mankind.

So today, I gather all students of all ages to celebrate the Change of Major Form with me!

2 comments:

  1. Wow. When I started this blog assignment, I wondered how the writing of my peers would compare to mine because, let's face it, I'm vain an neurotic, but this isn't about me. This is about your well written reflection which I found somewhat pertinent to my life as well. I can relate to this. I also enjoy the structure of it all. It is novel-class writing of the upper tiers. I will look forward to more from you.

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  2. If it makes any difference, I don't know what to do with my life either, though I've been teaching for a while. Also, I studied what I enjoyed, and now I have a job I love, though people often wonder why anyone would spend money on an advanced degree in English. I laugh at them- they are lawyers and they hate their lives.

    ps- my sister studied kinesiology- now she makes prosthetic limbs. She had to wear a hook for a week and write a paper about what it was like not to have a hand. She loved it.

    This is a nicely written post. I would have loved some accompanying images/hyperlinks...

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