Sunday, October 9, 2016

Major Envy by Bridget Spagnuolo

            Every time I meet someone new here, the discussion of majors in inevitably brought up. The second I hear someone say they already have their major decided all I feel is irritated. How does someone my age have their life figured out already? I go from class to class and my mind gets changed on what my major should be. I hear other people say their major and next thing I know I’m googling what I can do with a mathematics major even though I don’t even like math that much. The pressure sets in as I see more people posting on Twitter and Facebook about how after only a month of school they have already declared their major, but I feel more torn than ever.
            Deciding on a major and committing to it feels me with dread. I feel like just two weeks ago I was being forced to decide on what college I wanted to go to, and that would only affect me for four years at most. I feel like choosing my major is choosing what the rest of my life will look like, and that I have to do it soon or else I will fall behind. My second day here I sat in a room with other undecided students, and our advisors told us we were at an advantage for being undecided. Sadly, I’m not at the point where I believe them.


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