As the Spring Semester approaches, some changes have taken place in my educational priorities. For example, the most significant would probably be my change in majors. I was previously a Psychology major with a concentration in Elementary Education; I am now a double Theatre and English major with a Creative Writing minor.
Contrary to what I should hope no one would think, this has nothing to do with my sister's BA in English. In fact, I would have preferred to be just a Theatre major, but then the question rises of what will I do with this in "the real world"? I am really not banking on acting professionally. With an English major and a Theatre major, I have many options, including Education.
I am somewhat disappointed that I will not be pursuing Psychology, however. Since I had had no previous experience in this subject pre-college, it was a new and interesting topic, and it continues to intrigue me now that I have a little knowledge of it. Regardless, there is little in the field of Psychology that I would ever wish to continue with as a career option.
My strongest reason for switching my majors is my never-ending passion for Theatre. In high school, theatre was a mere after-school activity to which I loved dedicating most of my time. Now, my passion can be transformed into classes where I can excel in doing what I love. What better reason could there possibly be than this?
Therefore, as I approach my week of final exams, I eagerly await my two theatre class that I will be taking next semester, as well as the play in which I am acting. The Boot and Buskin (faculty-directed) show is "Emma's Child", which is a more depressing version of Juno. There is a cast of eleven, as well as an understudy cast of another eleven. I was fortunate enough to be cast in the lead cast--the only freshman! (Not to brag, but I am quite proud of this!) Our show is in mid-February.
For other updates in Spring Semester, I will keep the blog up-to-date.
