The after admission decision – picking a major录取之后的决定——选专业

With a decision letter starting with “Congratulations” and several “Congratulations” from my friends, I was totally immersed in joy from dawn to midnight. It’s like the “Happy Ending” of a movie in which the heroine finally gets the result she deserves. For me, the result is the offer from my dream school: Brown University.

But as the “Day of Congratulations” passed, I started to wonder, just like on the second day after I was admitted to my dream high school, what my future will be like? The main concern about my future is the choice of majors. And indeed, many of my peers carry the same puzzle – What will I major in?

Rereading my diaries, I rediscovered my various and changing academic interests. I’ve loved Geography, Chemistry, Biology and currently I’m interested in Social Sciences. I’m quite open to almost any field, so when my friends asked me, “What do you want to major in at college?” I replied “Undecided” and, yes, fortunately Brown offers me the chance to remain undecided until the end of my sophomore year. I could experience a liberal arts education during the first two years in college to expand my skills and knowledge. I feel lucky for being in such an open academic environment.

But, to tell the truth, I’ve doubted whether being undecided about my major is a good choice when a friend of mine excitedly talked to me about her plans to study Mathematics and Finance and work at a bank after college graduation. With such a clear major choice in her mind, my friend started to study Calculus on own and worked on math research to prepare for college and her professional pursuit. Seeing her efforts, I felt somewhat behind.

Besides that, with so many majors available at Brown, I ought to be able to find a major that is best for me, but I also may never be sure if I can select the right one for myself. I could be dazzled by the variety of choices, which may appear to be equally appealing to me, so choosing one concentration could be even harder.

Still, whether “Decided” or “Undecided” now, the heart of the debate is: which way helps us make the best choice for ourselves and our future? Indeed, it depends on every individual’s character. Admittedly, I have to start my professional pursuit later than my peers who’ve decided their majors before college, but I’m simply not the kind of person who holds an unchanging interest in a single field.

For me, being “Undecided” means a kind of open-mindedness to all possibilities. I’m confident in myself, of my future, and of being “Undecided.”

从收到以“恭喜”开头的录取信，到朋友们陆续发来“恭喜”信，我从清晨到午夜都完全沉浸在喜悦之中。这就像一个有着“大团圆结局”的影片，女主人公终于得到了她应得的结果。对我来说，这个结果就是拿到我梦寐以求的学校——布朗大学（Brown University）的录取信。

但是当“恭喜日”过后，我开始疑虑，就像我被获准进入我理想的高中后的第二天那样，我的未来将是什么样的？关于我的未来的关键是专业的选择。而事实上，许多我的同龄人也有着同样的困惑——我要学习什么专业呢？

重读我的日记，我重新发现了我的各种不断变化的学术兴趣。我喜欢过地理、化学、生物，目前我也对社会科学感兴趣。我乐于探索几乎所有领域，所以，当我的朋友们问我，“你想在大学学习什么专业呢？”我回答“未定”，是的，幸运的是，布朗大学为我提供了可以选择的机会，直到我大学二年级末。在大学期间的头两年，我可以接受自由的人文教育，以扩大我的技能和知识。我觉得能在这样一个开放的学术环境中非常幸运。

但是，说实话，当我的一个朋友兴奋地告诉我她的计划——学习数学和金融，大学毕业后在银行工作时，我开始怀疑对于我的专业迟迟不决是否是一个好的选择。在她的心中有了这样一个明确的专业选择，我的朋友开始自己学习微积分，进行数学研究工作，为大学和她的职业追求做准备。看到她的努力，我感到有点落后。

除此之外，在布朗那么多的专业可以选择，我应该能够找到一个对我而言最好的专业，但我同时也可能永远不会确定是否我能为自己选择一个正确的。我可能会被各种选择弄得眼花缭乱，它们看起来可能会同样吸引我，所以选择一个我能专注的专业可能会更难。

不过，无论现在是“决定”或“未定”，争论的核心是：哪一种道路能够帮助我们为我们自己和我们的未来做出最好的选择？事实上，这取决于每个人的性格。无可否认，相比于我的那些在上大学之前就已经决定自己的专业的同龄人而言，我不得不晚一些开始我的职业追求，但我根本就不是那种能够在一个单一的领域保持不变的兴趣的人。

对我来说，保持“未定”状态意味着一种对所有的可能性开放的态度。我很自信，对我自己，对我的未来，以及保持“未定”状态。