a relieving calmness

I began my new major today at UNC--Communication Studies. At first I was a little uneasy about the whole thing, but after going to classes, hearing what they were about, listening to other kids discuss how Communications fit into their major (things like Journalism, Mass Comm, etc), and understanding what qualities the teacher valued in a student as well as life, I began to realize that this might be the major for me. I am not far along in it at all, so I definitely don't want to jinx it, but from what I heard today I think I will fit in nicely. With this new major comes the odd sense of relief that I don't think I have felt in years--no more stress over applications to other major programs or schools within Carolina. I am now free to enjoy a semester the way it was meant to be enjoyed--without killing myself over grades and pushing myself so hard that I convince myself if I don't get what I want, the semester was all for nothing. Though I feel this great sense of relief, it does not mean I will not give everything I have to this new major. I am excited to learn new things and be able to actually experience and enjoy my classes without worrying what kind of grade I will get. I think by doing that, I will walk away with the most valuable experience of all. I will have learned to put my all into something without being scared to look bad or fail. These lessons, as well as the ones I learned last semester, will help me go farther in life than any grade ever could. This lets me know that, not only will this be a wonderful semester, but the rest of my college career is going to be an amazing whirlwind of fun, new things, and life lessons.