The Beaucoup section expresses what they may have majored in if they had not studied their current major.
Adhamm Safford
Editor-In-Chief
I’m fairly happy with my English/creative writing major, even though I was somewhat uncertain with what I wanted to do when I first started college. Eventually, I settled into my major and discovered my love for reading and passion for telling stories. I’m honestly kinda lucky I never felt the urge to change majors.
But if I were to do something else, I think I would’ve majored in physics. I think trying to discover the inner workings of our world and the universe is fascinating, and in a way, a lot of physics is still just telling stories, but ones that model how we think things work.
I also just think it’d be cool to be able to tell people I’m a physicist. If there’s one thing I regret about my English major, it’s that I wish I could have really specialized knowledge in a field people don’t think about or use daily.
Nyria Mustiful
Allons Writer
If I am going to major in something different than my current one, it would be music education (vocal). I’ve been singing since I was a little girl and though I decided not to pursue it as a career, I still find so much joy in singing and in music. I remember how fun and exciting it was to further my abilities and have wonderful teachers that wholeheartedly believed in me. I would love to be able to give that gift to other people.
One of the reasons why I never chose that as a major is because until recently, I didn’t want to be a teacher of any kind. Basically, every woman in my family is a teacher and watching them do it made it clear to me that I didn’t want to do it, at least with children. Another reason I didn’t choose that major is because I was afraid that I wasn’t good enough at singing to teach someone else how to do it.
Though I’m very happy with my current career path, I would still like to explore this idea in some capacity. Music and singing are such big parts of my life and I figure that if I can share my thoughts with the world, I should consider sharing my voice with the world too.
Sarah Guidry
Managing Editor
If I wasn’t in my current major of visual arts, I would be majoring in biology. More specifically focused in pathology, which is the study of the causes and effects of diseases. I always found science very interesting growing up and was very successful in all my science classes.
Through my college-level classes, I learned more about pathogens and found an interest in diseases and the effects they can have on the human body. My second elective biology course was taught by an animal pathologist and she further fueled my interest in the field.
I feel that the main reason I chose not to pursue biology is because my love of art and creating overpowered it. I’ve been very talented in art since I was a child and it became a very therapeutic practice for me later in life. After having little to no space to express my creativity in high school, I chose to pursue it in college. I feel like it was the best decision for me as I have learned a lot and met some of the most inspiring people through my major.
Kay Padilla
Allons Editor
My current major is political science. I love it deeply, no matter how often I scream at my textbooks and the plethora of scholarly articles I have to annotate and review. Political science challenges my world views, politics, personal philosophy and my writing skills. I was born to question everything, and I work those brain muscles every day.
However, I often feel like I lack creativity in my studies. The most creative thing I can do is pick my own research topic or choose which type of medium to present my final projects on. I am a creative person, I like to paint, draw, sculpt etc. I may not be good at it but in my free time, that is what I do.
I wish I would have majored in art. Any type of art really, they are all as equally challenging and changes you as a person. Art would have challenged the creative side of my brain and forced me out of my comfort zone.