Life Updates
It’s been a while since I’ve made any updates about my life. Mysterious? Or just really lazy? I think we all know it’s the latter.
A few posts ago, I was freaking out about whether I wanted to change career paths. It’s hard to believe that was about a year ago that I made that post. So much has happened in this one year, and yet it’s passed by so quickly. ‘Tis life, I guess.
Well, I did decide to diverge from the pharmacy path. A LOT. In fact, I changed my major to Advertising/Public Relations and am now minoring in Marketing and Sociology. A huge change. It’s crazy to think that I started off school as a Biology major and went through the majority of my college life as this Bio major with plans to attend pharmacy school. I spent hours upon hours with my face in a biology textbook, identifying all the bones in the body, and pulling all-nighters trying to name shapes that somehow represented different forms of carbon. What???
Now I’m doing something that I actually enjoy. My classes are interesting, and while the material can be somewhat challenging, the struggle is always worthwhile. I don’t dread going to class anymore. I enjoy talking to my professors during their office hours and feel like they are helping me not only with the specific course but also with my life in general. They are always open to helping with resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc., and they are such great connections to have. I remember the first day of classes, I was so impressed by all of my professors’ past experiences and saw them not just as respectable teachers but also as role models. I am so thankful that I got to meet them and for all of the help they have offered.
Yes, it was extremely tough at first to let go of my plans and start something new. And I know it was very difficult for my parents to accept that I was no longer going to pursue a pharmacy career, but I think they are much more understanding about it now, and I really appreciate all of their love and support. I hope they know I am much happier now.
In the summer, I am starting an internship as the writing and media relations intern at a nonprofit organization. While it is unpaid, I am really excited to actually see what work is like in this field, and I think it will be a very good experience overall.
So in the end, maybe my GPA was dragged down a bit by my first two years of being a Bio major, and maybe I did in a way waste some time taking classes that didn’t really matter in the end. But if I look at the bright side of things, at least I figured it out eventually and am all the better for it. In fact, I think I’m fortunate to have had that Organic Chemistry class kind of shove me in the right direction and show me that I wasn’t in the right field. My advice is this: if something is hard for you to understand AND you’re not interested or passionate enough to want to learn it, it’s probably not the right thing for you. If you’re unhappy with what you’re doing, don’t wait like I did to finally have something shove you in the right direction – you might not be so lucky. I had to learn this lesson the hard way. But at least I learned.
