The Allergy to Uncertainty

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I’m not sure if this is still possible, but I was an undeclared major until my senior year of college. Part of this was because I wanted to keep my options open, but most of it was because I had no idea what I wanted to pursue. At one point, I asked an advisor if I could graduate as an undeclared major, and the way she said “no” was through the sound of laughter. While that response was designed to make me feel stupid, I instead felt confused. How are these people expecting me to commit to a field of study in my early twenties? How do I know that the major I’m choosing now will be of interest to me in ten years? How come I can’t just be honest about this and graduate knowing that I still have so much to explore? I recall these questions being particularly salient that day, despite knowing that I needed to choose something to exit college with a degree in hand. I was going to concede to the constraints of convention in order to graduate, but I also knew that this entire system was sculp

The Allergy to Uncertainty Archive ↓ Best Posts All Posts Recent Posts Newsletter Book Courses ↓ Thinking In Stories The Examined Writer Reflections The Allergy to Uncertainty By Lawrence Yeo I’m not sure if this is still possible, but I was an undeclared major until my senior year of college. Part of this was because I wanted to keep my options open, but most of it was because I had no idea what I wanted to pursue. At one point, I asked an advisor if I could graduate as an undeclared major, and the way she said “no” was through the sound of laughter. While that response was designed to make m

The Allergy to Uncertainty

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