A Major Decision

Posted Sep 1 2010 by in Academics, Thoughts with Comments Off

∙  My first week of my sophomore year was spent contemplating what classes and even what major I would take. Now, I had registered back in the Spring with confidence, taking a heavy load of engineering classes. I was filled with purpose and a sense of direction. But some time during the summer I chickened out, most likely due to the bizarre idea of taking Calc II over the summer. Those were certainly adventurous days, challenging me to come up with some very creative reasons for living.

∙  On Tuesday night, day 2 of the semester, I had dropped biology. This was kind of a big deal because I had decided to switch my major to pre-pharmacy. I was still too far behind to apply to pharmacy school in 2011, so theoretically I could have taken biology then as well. But there was more than a temporary administrative shuffling afoot. Deep, seismic disturbances were going on in my soul. I was racked with guilt for abandoning my engineering classes. So, Wednesday morning, the last day of add/drop, I rejoined every engineering class that I could. I felt stupid but at least the decision was made and I could think about the classes themselves, at least until it comes time to register for spring courses.

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Jonathan - My name is Jonathan Hughes. Right now I am a sophomore majoring in chemistry. I like to problem-solve and chemistry lets me do that. I hope to start a career as a chemical engineer, working for a few years until I go for my masters in environmental– or history if I get sick of engineering. I was home-schooled and after “graduating” I worked at the Metro Spirit for a couple of years, which gave me a perspective on what happens after college. I still write articles for various papers from time to time. I write some short stories as well. I like my literature short and to the point. I like pretty much everything that way. I am a hockey fanatic, despite growing up in the South (first Texas, then here). I also like to mountain bike, and I play chess. And above all I like to keep a sense of humor about everything. If you can’t laugh at it, you’re not taking it seriously.

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