(Originally posted on September 15th, 2025) Did you know that in high school I actually wanted to go into psychology instead of computer science? The reason why was because I was interested in the human mind and the kind of things that go on inside of it. I only really had this interest for a couple of months so deciding that I wanted to spend the next 4 years doing it was superficial of me to think.
One day, I was at my grandmother’s house and one of my older cousins was talking about my major and what school I wanted to go to. When my cousin heard what major I was going she was warning me that I have to make sure that it is something that I truly wanted to do. You see, I wanted to be a therapist when I got that psychology degree. My cousin also had the same thought process, unfortunately for her she was never able to become a therapist and instead become a teacher towards students with special needs. Now she loved her class, however she told me that it isn’t for the weak as the students were VERY hard on her. This made me reconsider my choice for psychology as a major, and I was actually thinking that computer science would be a better fit for me. In the end, I ended up switching to computer science. I was way more interested in computers anyways so I knew I would not only have a better time there, but also would be a better fit.
I actually regret a little bit for not choosing computer science sooner. I think I missed out on a scholarship from my college because I switched too late. If I am gonna be honest, I regret going to college sometimes as well. I personally felt like if I went to a community college (to skip gen ed classes and save money) or a trade school (get a profession + job early and get to my desired profession with a job easier) first it would have been a much better decision. Technically I can still do a trade school since I am only a sophomore in college, but I don’t want any trouble from my parents. I also could’ve applied to more scholarships from my school a bit sooner as well because most of them were for freshman. I regret not applying for more, even if I thought they were a waste of my time. They could have came in real handy when it was time to, say, study abroad, or just save some money on tuition.