I had to make a very important and one of the toughest decisions I ever made when coming to college. I had to figure out what I wanted to major in. My mind went to two things instinctively: music education and computer science. I had to make a choice as to what I thought I was meant to do.
Music has been a part of my life for about 8 years now. I started playing piano when I was 13 and now continue to do all sorts of music today. I have begun doing small amounts of teaching in my life with local schools, and even finding students to give private lessons too. I feel like part of me will always have a desire to teach, but there just is not a lot of money in that line of work.
Programming is something I began in 5th grade. I had a robotics class I took after school and ended up loving it, doing it for 2 years and returning as a teachers aid a couple times. I then took engineering the first two years of high school where me and a fellow peer here at OU made a small scale car with a throttle and steering wheel. I loved doing this stuff and thought I could enjoy this in my life
Computer science pays so well I thought this was my path to economic safety. I know how important it is to be financially stable in life. One of my professors told me it is okay to do something that puts me in a better spot in life as long as I don’t completely disregard my passion for music. I think he was very insightful in his response and I plan on implementing that into my life choices as I pursue my passions, goals, and American Dream as a whole.