Lovett College President and PAA, Christian Neal, shared his perspective to new students in this week’s Thresher.
“During my own freshman year, I did not try to think about any unique academic interests that could be untapped. As a smart kid in a small town, it seemed like my only option was to be a doctor– or so all my high school teachers and friends told me. So for all you pre-meds, engineers or poets out there, take a class completely unrelated to what you plan to study and talk to your friends in different majors. Merely talking to my friends about their classes and majors helped me to find my actual major, environmental engineering. In a small Texas town, my teachers and friends would never have encouraged me to pursue anything with the word “environment” in the name. I beseech all of you to challenge your interests and find out more about yourselves every day. ”
Read the whole inspiring article here.