The question that haunts us all – especially these four years: What am I going to do for the rest of my life? Some of us think we know, and some of us are freaking out because we have no idea.
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The end of my freshmen year is approaching, and I have changed my major three times already. My first major was philosophy because I liked the philosophic side of psychology in high school, and I liked talking about the way people think. I also chose philosophy because I read that it is one of the majors that does the best on the LSATs, and I thought I wanted to be a lawyer. I loved watching people’s faces when I told them my major and thinking you just wait. Then I took a philosophy class. Let’s just say I knew I had to pick something new. I also talked to a couple of lawyers and by the enthusiasm in their voices I knew I had to choose a new career path as well.
Being in a sorority, one of my close friends was VP of Public Relations, and after I read a couple of her reports, I looked up to her as a person and thought PR was something I would like to do. So I officially changed my major and took an advertising class. Don’t get me wrong, the class was very interesting and I did well in it, but I realized I want to help people somehow – not change their behavior to buy tacos or toilet paper.  So I moved on to the next big thing: Speech Pathology. We will see where this one takes us.
There is nothing wrong with changing your major or changing your mind. Deciding what to do with the rest of your life is one of the biggest decisions of your life, so it should take time and a little trial and error to figure out. The most important thing is to always have some sort of goal and always work towards something, even if it does change often. Think about what you love and what you are good at, and pursue those things. The world is not full of just doctors and lawyers; there is such a wide range of career paths and your future career may not even exist yet – so go create it.