As my first semester of my second year comes to an end, I keep thinking about what I could have done better and how I can have a better spring semester. I went into fall semester with an extremely positive attitude and I was very driven to do well in all my classes, but as the semester went on, I had a lack of motivation for my courses mostly because I was uninterested, but not just uninterested in my courses, uninterested in school, too. Most of that feeling came from the fact that I could not find a major that fits my interests and that I was not doing well in my courses either, but I was trying so hard. I would study endlessly, pull all-nighters to keep study, find tutors, form study groups, and still nothing was sticking in my head, but as I reflect on the semester I realize that it might have been because I felt like I was taking these classes without it taking me anywhere, and that was a constant thought I had daily that affected my performance in my academics. Knowing bits and pieces of that, I was actively on the hunt for a major that fit my interests and that I knew I would do well in.
Just for some background info, I had declared a Nutritional Sciences major near the beginning of the year and once it was time to enroll for second semester courses my advisor had planned the rest of my semesters for me and as I looked at how my semesters would go, I realized that I would have a miserable rest of my college experience and none of what I actually wanted to do would be accomplished with this major.
I decided to look into two majors: Community and Environmental Sociology and Life Sciences Communication, perhaps double majoring. Very broad majors, but with some help I would be able to have a focus and I could even tailor it some by adding some certificates. I’m taking a couple courses for both majors next semester and I am actually excited for the courses, but we’ll see how things go!
