The Great Switch

One of the things I've noticed about Converse is that people love to complain, but are often too terrified to do anything about. Fear not, my fellow Connies, I have a solution to allow you to explore options and realize that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

I call it "The Great Switch". The idea behind this is for people who are having problems with their major or with their roommates can switch for 2 weeks, so they can really see what it's like outside their little bubble. 

People who have declared a major, but are unsure if they've made the right decision can sign up for another major's classes for 2 weeks. For example, maybe a music major is thinking twice about her decision, and wants to explore in psychology because she thinks it'd be a lot easier. She could take all psychology classes for 2 weeks, and see what she thinks.

The same with someone who is having problems their roommate. They might think their roommate is a pain and would like to live with someone else, so for two weeks, they move in with another person.

Two things could come from this "Great Switch":

1) The person could realize that what they have now really isn't all that bad and come away from the experience with a new found appreciation for their life

2) Decide that the life they chose for the Switch is actually a life they prefer, and they could find a new major or roommate. 

I often here my CA tell us that everyone likes to complain, but never likes to do anything about it. The Great Switch would take away just a few more things for people to complain about. 

I feel like something like this would allow students to explore their options around campus a lot more than just being undeclared or trying different classes from semester to semester. 

The biggest benefit I could see coming out of this is music students can explore other options, so they don't feel trapped inside the music program. It'd be an easier way of weaving people out than to pile work on them. It also may help someone come up with a creative major, like music and studio art. 

Exploration of your options is a key part of college, and I feel that a Great Switch would make that exploration just a little easier. 

Rainbows, Sunshine, Happiness, and Various Things of that Nature

What is my "Rainbow Connection"? Well, let me think about that.
To be honest, I can't imagine myself outside of a school, which shouldn't be too difficult to believe, considering I've spent the last 13 years being a slave to the public institution, and just recently signed up for 4 more years of similar torture.
It's nearly impossible for me to imagine a "dream career", considering I have no idea what I want to do with my life, but I have a few ideas...
Option 1: College professor of music history or something in that ballpark.
By me saying "I want to be a college professor", that pretty much kills my "choose where I want to live" thing. I will live where a job is open, simple as that. If I could choose, I'd love to live in New York City. I love the idea of living in a big city with lots of excitement and opportunities, but with all of the people in New York who are just as good at what they do, if not better, than you are, that lowers your chances of success.
Option 2: Art therapist/special ed teacher.
Quick little background on this one, my mom is a special ed teacher, and I absolutely love working with those kids, and in my personal experience, I've seen that art is a great universal communicator, even for children with non-verbal autism. I've considered music therapy, considering how much I love music, but I've found that appreciating, understanding, and creating music takes some amount of education that many people lack. Far more people can make art than music.
If I were to do this, I don't care where I'd live, but I'd like to be working with elementary/middle school aged children. To prepare for this, I'd like to do a bit more exploring outside of the music school, and take a class on special education next term. Seeing my mom do her job has made me realize that special education is an extremely difficult job, but a rewarding one that takes creativity and thinking outside the box.
I'm young, a freshman in college; I don't know what I want to do with the rest of my life. I just know that I intend to continue my education after these four years, I just haven't figured out what to study. The way I see it, I'm a dandelion seed floating in the breeze just along for the ride, and where I land, I'll grow.