Well, the day before classes started this semester I decided to change my major. Math is great and all, but it was causing way too much stress for me!!! If I wasn't stressed out I was depressed, because I couldn't excel in my math classes...I'm the type of person that really feeds off of excelling! If I'm failing constantly then I just want to give up. I guess you could say I gave up on math. My new major is SOOO much better. So, here is how I decided to choose a different major. I was planning out the next two years of my life and realized I would have to take a TON of HARD math classes so I just broke down and cried my eyes out, then Bill found me and tried to cheer me up. He's really good at that. He started talking to me about 4-H; I wanted to show him my portfolio from my senior year of high school...it contains all of the amazing things that I did in 4-H. Anyway, I went on for probably an hour on how I miss 4-H and how amazing the organization is. (mind you, without 4-H there would be NO Jennifer & Bill)
So the wheels in Bill's head started turning...He said to me, "Jennifer, since you have so much passion for this why don't you major in something that allows you to be a part of the program." That means Family and Consumer Science... I said "oh, that makes sense." So I decided I would look into it. I compared classes and the time frame... I'll get done with school in the same amount of time as is I would with math..so that's alright..I would have LESS stress...that's amazing! I would be able to do what I LOVE...that would just be PERFECT! So, I did what everyone should do before they make a huge decision, I prayed. Oh, boy did the tears just flow!!! I have a calling in life, and I feel it is to help the young people of this world.
UT doesn't have Family and Consumer Science degree, so my major is now Child and Family Studies.
Already I can feel a difference. I really enjoy my classes and I'm actually remembering what I learn!! What a relief. Oh, and I'm taking more hours than I ever have and I don't even notice the strain of more classes!! I'm taking 18 hours, (6 classes)..I could have never done that with math.
