Elizabeth Whitman talks about UESP
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My name's Elizabeth Whitman and I
started in UESP my freshman year and I was
actually in it until just this last summer
and I'm a junior this year.
I worked START and go to work with
all the advisors in UESP
as well and, um, they just helped me to explore my options.
and work me through my first two years here in college.
A lot of exploring. Like I said I was in it for two
years so I went from pre-vet to
forestry to pre-law to
to HDFS so a lot of exploring
I just took different classes that were in the majors,
talking a lot with Kerry and Tiffany and Jeff
and they all had different connections where I could talk with different advisors
and people in the fields. They
provided me with all the resources I needed to explore tons of different areas
and I found one that fit, so...
I would say don't rush it.
I've seen so many people that come in declared and set
and then three years down the road switch and then they're here for an extra couple years
which is fine. I'm going to be here for more than four, but
don't rush it. Don't feel pressure.
I had to announce at START for two years in a row
as a START leader, that I was undeclared so
don't be ashamed of being undeclared. I think you're ahead in the end
because even if you don't go with the major you take a class in,
it's knowledge that you're gonna have and I
learned a lot about myself
and a lot about different things that Oregon State has to offer
and different jobs that there are to offer. So just don't be
and don't rush being undeclared so just stick with it as long as you need to!