{"id":4100,"date":"2018-10-08T15:18:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T19:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=4100"},"modified":"2018-10-09T16:21:51","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T20:21:51","slug":"i-dropped-pre-med-to-relieve-myself-of-a-burden-i-didnt-even-want-but-now-i-feel-like-a-failure-how-do-i-find-another-path-in-life-or-a-new-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2018\/10\/08\/i-dropped-pre-med-to-relieve-myself-of-a-burden-i-didnt-even-want-but-now-i-feel-like-a-failure-how-do-i-find-another-path-in-life-or-a-new-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"I dropped pre-med to relieve myself of a burden I didn&#8217;t even want, but now I feel like a failure. How do I find another path in life or a new passion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4098\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aw100818-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4098\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aw100818-1-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"I dropped pre-med to relieve myself of a burden I didn't even want, but now I feel like a failure. How do I find another path in life or a new passion?\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aw100818-1-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/aw100818-1.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I dropped pre-med to relieve myself of a burden I didn&#8217;t even want, but now I feel like a failure. How do I find another path in life or a new passion?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dropping something that feels like a burden is not failure, it&#8217;s making a choice. There are lots of ways to have a happy life. If you&#8217;ve had a single goal (even one you didn&#8217;t want) for a long time, it may take a while to get out of that mode. That&#8217;s OK. Practically speaking, it&#8217;s not a bad idea to stop by BC&#8217;s Career Center&#8211;I can guarantee you&#8217;re not the only student they&#8217;ve talked to who&#8217;s made a similar choice. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/BC-findajob\">bit.ly\/BC-findajob<\/a>. Be kind to yourself, and listen to what you enjoy, to what you do for its own sake. That&#8217;s where new passions tend to hide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dropping something that feels like a burden is not failure, it&#8217;s making a choice. There are lots of ways to have a happy life. If you&#8217;ve had a single goal (even one you didn&#8217;t want) for a long time, it may take a while to get out of that mode. That&#8217;s OK. Practically speaking, it&#8217;s &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2018\/10\/08\/i-dropped-pre-med-to-relieve-myself-of-a-burden-i-didnt-even-want-but-now-i-feel-like-a-failure-how-do-i-find-another-path-in-life-or-a-new-passion\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I dropped pre-med to relieve myself of a burden I didn&#8217;t even want, but now I feel like a failure. 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