Dear future Gunn,
Right now I’m writing this in the middle of finals week, so you could guess the mental state past you was in at this moment. But no worries! In this small moment of lucidity I will outline to you where I’m at, and where I want to be when you’ve read this. Keeping myself accountable and stuff you know.
So, what I hope to learn and what I accomplish by next summer? First of all, I want to know what I want to major in, and to an extension, what I want to do with my life. This has been something I really grappled with for a long time, and by next summer, I mean, I would have to declare a major through Wesleyan. So hopefully I know what I’m doing by then. By if not, I will tell you that it is okay, as it’s always good to remind oneself to go with the flow and that everything is going to be alright.
As of right now, I really am not quite sure what I’m going to major in. But as a reminder of your past self, my choices right now is neuroscience, computer science, and psychology. Out of these three things, I really have no idea, and I really hope I get an internship in one of these three things so I can start the process of elimination. I think I’ve learnt a great deal through Wesleyan classes, that so far that hasn’t been a really good indicator of my major/career yet, so now I’m doing try it the other way. I’m going to start looking at careers that interest me and work back, to find a major that fits.
All in all, I hope you now know what you want to do as a major, and sort of what you want to do with life, or least is able to pick something and stick with it, and if it doesn’t work out change it up later.
Be flexible, don’t worry too much, be hopeful, and stay strong.
Your past self,
Gunn
