If you hadn\u2019t already experienced a derailment of your path to accomplish your goals prior to college you are sure to experience it during college. People may joke that your degree path will change throughout college and what you say you want to do your freshman year will be far from what you actually do, trust me they are right. I was not prepared to be completely wrong and end up doing something I had never imagined I\u2019d be doing.<\/p>\n
Derailments are not always a bad thing, sure they can be scary but as we\u2019ve been told our whole lives change is a good thing. Take a moment and let that sink in, \u201cchange is a good thing\u201d. That statement will be put to the test many times throughout your college career. Sometimes change will feel like the end of the world or unfair but it\u2019s exactly the opposite. As clich\u00e9 as it is I\u2019d encourage you to take a deep breath and think \u201chey guess what I\u2019ll make it past this, there is so many opportunities to come\u201d.<\/p>\n
My college goals were to get in, get my bachelors, and get out into the workforce as quick as possible. I\u2019m ending my senior year completing my bachelors but what I didn\u2019t know I\u2019d do and hadn\u2019t thought I wanted to do is sign myself up for another four years of college to obtain my Doctors of Veterinary Medicine degree. I can\u2019t tell you how many times along the way I had complete derailments on my path to accomplish my goal; however, those derailments have led me to do something I never thought I could or would even attempt to do. Derailments come in different shape and sizes whether it be a change of people you choose to surround yourself with, hobbies, or course work.<\/p>\n
It isn\u2019t beneficial to take the easy road and it took me a while to see that. Sometimes a change in our long-term goals can be extremely frustrating but I would challenge you to view it as a new adventure that will reap new opportunities. Setting absolute goals can sometimes be self-limiting. Overall, my challenge to you is embrace the moments of derailment\/change and turn those moments into beneficial life changing opportunities.<\/p>\n
-Kaitlyan Reed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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