Posted by noa on October 19, 2000, at 16:49:26
In reply to Re: If all these intelligent people were... » Flutterbee, posted by dove on October 18, 2000, at 14:14:09
>Some people (many people) have this one-way ticket to their dreams/aspirations/interests, while some of us take every side-road we come across
Dove, this is so similar to an idea I have had for a long time about "Detours". When I was a kid, I really believed you had to have a solid plan for the rest of your life. And I didn't. I tried to, but couldn't. I, too, switched majors three times in college and eked out a major somehow based on what I had the most courses in (it took an extra summer to finish). In the end, after college, I went in a whole different direction from any of the majors I had toyed with, anyway.
I really do believe there is no one right way to go, and sometimes allowing yourself to meander a bit helps you to discover good things.
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