How many of you have changed your major? Some of us maybe even a few times! Many students come to college with an idea of what they want to study and then realize that they couldn't spend the rest of their life with an ocupation in that field. I have many friends who started Undecided as freshman. This seems to be a very popular trend this year as well. I was lucky enough that I knew what I wanted to study when I applied to Purdue. I am also lucky that I have enjoyed my major and continued to stick with it.
I was searching the Exponent website searching for ideas for a topic for this blog when I came across and article that catch my eye. I was immediately attracted to it because it is about a Fashion Designer. Joelle Arondoski graduated from Purdue in 2002 as a fashion designer. That was not her orginal path or intention. She thought she wanted to be an engineer, but soon into the curriculum she realized that engineering was not her passion, fashion was. Arondoski is now a sucessful fashion desinger. She has designed clothing lines for Galyans, had her own accesory company in New York, and now is working for an active wear company in Oregon.
This article really inspired me. Not only because I hope to one day be a fashion designer, but because there are endless opportunities for all of us if we put our mind to it and work hard. I hope this article can also been encouraging for those who are out there still wondering if they are in the right major or are still undecided. I really admire Arondoski for realizing her real passion and pursuing it!
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I'm glad you decided to write an entry about this! I'm in the Undergraduate Studies Program this year trying to figure out what it is that I'm going to be doing the rest of my life and that's a HUGE decision! I've been going back and forth and back and forth constantly trying to figure out what it is that I want to do and I'm struggling. I have two things that I'd really love to do, Psychology, and Art. I find Psychology extremely interesting but also hard to remember terms and whatnot but I feel like my passion is art so I've got a lot to think about... great job! =]
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