It took almost eight years to get where I am today, but I am in my second year of the PE program. I might not be certain how much longer I have left in school, but I am excited for the day that I get the opportunity to teach my own class.
Earning a degree is not only important to me because it will help me in the workforce, but the day I receive my college diploma will mark the first day that one of my immediate family members completed a college education.
The largest lesson I have learned from my college experience as a whole is that pass or fail, as long as you are in class and putting in the work, you learned something. So in high school, when everybody is telling you to stay in school as long as possible and take as many classes from as wide a variety as possible, they are right. I feel that although I have bounced between schools and majors, such diversity in education has made me the best student I could imagine.
To anybody who might be having trouble finding their school and/or major, the most important piece of advice I could offer is to do some soul-searching. This education is for your future, not your family, your parents, or your partner. It pays to take a few minutes to ponder your passions, what you could picture yourself getting up to do every day for the rest of your life, the sustainability of it, and whether there is a chance that this career choice could infringe on a hobby.