The choice of my major

The choice of my major

When I was in China listening to our seniors talking briefly about the choice of majors, I made up my mind to major in food science & technology. Although I did not know it well, at that moment, all I knew was that it might be a little difficult to be admitted to this major and all I wanted was just to set a goal for myself—fight for the most difficult one.

However, this thought put a lot pressure on me which I could not put up with. Frankly speaking, I did not expect myself to put all my energy into this bridging course and excused myself for needing time to be used to this brand new environment. Fortunately, MOE provided us many chances to learn more about each majors in case that we are not careful enough to make our choice. At one of those lectures, I found that maybe I just too dived into superficial features and did not really consider about my own interests. After realizing this, digging into my innermost interest became the most important task.

The second barrier I have to break down is my bias on engineering. I never thought being an engineer was a proper career for a girl because what it requires is too hard for a girl. Nevertheless, I suddenly learnt that it was difficult for us SM3 students to go overseas to continue our study. And then in this case, how can a graduate be put importance on if you do not get enough education? I had to admit that I was very desperate when finding this out on account that one of my dreams is to go to another country, go to another prestigious university to enjoy the studying ambiance there. But all I could do was to change my mind again and found an alternative path for me and my future.

At present, I have chosen to major in civil engineering. In fact, I am very satisfied with this temporary choice which may be changed again in unpredicted future. I used to be a person who hated changing my mind, but now I found that it was better to change while I am learning new things everyday.