I am currently in my second semester of my freshman year and I am thinking about taking a gap year. First off I want to say that I am at currently at a huge 4 year university and the reason that I want to take a break or even transfer isn’t because I don’t like it here. Since I have been here I have made some of the most amazing friends and memories. Even though I go to a big school I’ve meet so many people and I have enjoyed my time here.
The reason I want to take a gap year is because I want to change my major but I am not sure to what and I don’t want to spend money on classes that I might not need. I wanted to Major in Fashion Merchandising for years but the college I go to puts you right into the program and Ive come to realize that I don’t want to do that anymore. Since this realization my grades and motivation to do good in school has fallen considerably, Last semester I was on the deans list but this semester I am barely floating by,
The other reason I am considering leaving is because I hate where I live. I love the college that I go to and I am pretty far away from home but I hate the state that I live in. I lived here my entire life and I want to experience somewhere new. I don’t think I can live here for another year. The only problem is that I have no idea where to transfer to mainly because I don’t know what I want to change my major to. I was contemplating moving somewhere, getting a job and taking online classes until I figure out my major! Does anyone have any advise?