<p>Alright, let me lay it down for you.</p>
<p>I know that you want some profoundly enriching college experience in a subject you adore…who wouldn’t? But realistically speaking, you are GOOD at English. You are! And strategically speaking, that is the BEST thing for your future. You don’t necessarily have to love your major, as long as you are good at it. Think of it this way - let’s say you turned back the clock, took a variety of classes in community college, trying to figure out your calling. Let’s say you fell in love with molecular biology! It’s just so interesting! Climb up the ladder a little and…wait a second, you have a 2.7 upon graduating. Because molecular biology is really freakin’ hard. Oops. My advice? You stick with that major, mister. If you can’t find fulfillment in the world of academia, please find it elsewhere in UCLA. As a native Los Angelian who’s partied AND studied there, I can tell you sincerely it’s everywhere you look. You’re at my dream school, and I don’t begrudge you whatsoever for it. You got those grades, you got in. You deserve it. What I do begrudge you for is giving up so easily. I do sympathize with you, I do. But you’re doing well academically. You said it yourself, and that’s really the most important thing here. Everything else is up to you.</p>
<p>There’s really not much else I can say that hasn’t been said. No, you aren’t exclusively confined to those careers. You could still even go to medical school if you wanted. It’s school. Yes, there are people who love their majors and enjoy every second. But there are far more people like you, embracing what they find mundane simply because they are good at it, or making the decision based on practicality rather than passion. Like my brother, for example. Economics major at UCSB. He hates that damn major, but he’s good at it, and he’s graduating with a kickass GPA and opportunities galore because he STUCK WITH IT. And he loves his school. He goes to see Pulitzer prize winners speak at seminars, parties like it’s 1999 several times a week, and goes surfing in between. His major is just a minor roadblock.</p>
<p>Whatever you end up choosing, I wish you luck! But please do try to stick with it. I think you’ll be happy with the results in the end.</p>