From Psych to History
For reasons too tedious to explain I went to a technological university to major in humanities and social sciences. I began as a psychology major, but I nearly flunked out my first semester, in some measure because I could not handle the advanced mathematics and science classes required of all students. This issue was especially difficult as a psychology major because the emphasis was on experimental psychology involving a lot of mathematical analysis. But I loved the school and loved my friends, so I sat down with the catalog with a single question in mind: “What can I major in and still stay here?” I decided the answer was History and Political Science, and changed to that major with the view in mind that studying history creates the possibility of studying anything at all. Indeed, I came to fall in love with the history of art and architecture; the choice worked out quite well for me.