10 Stages of Realizing Your College Major Isn’t For You

10. Your general education credits are finally out of the way, but you’re feeling kind of underwhelmed by the course descriptions for the classes that belong under your major’s umbrella. You brush it off because trepidation when selecting classes is pretty standard. No one’s that pumped about going to class, right?

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9. Flipping through the syllabus and skimming over some introductory material, piques your interest a bit. On the surface, everything looks pretty cool. So, you ignore your apprehension and go for it anyway.

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8. Two weeks into your first major-intensive class and you’re not feeling as excited about the material as you expected to.

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7. A month after the start of the semester, you actually dread going to class. What you signed up for wasn’t what you thought it would be.

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6. You start to second guess what you want to do with your life. You don’t have any motivation for the field your coursework seems to be leading to. Nothing about your studies stimulate your intellect.

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