Mom, I want to change my major...

Dear mom, this is Kurt.

Mom, I have one thing really important to tell you which is that I want to change my major from business administration to history. I know you may disagree with me for many valid reasons. However, I want to tell you what you are worrying about will not happen.

First, you may think that if I change my major, the time that I spent in the past six years is wasting. It is true in few extents, definitely. However, my background knowledge can help me in this field, especially in the business history. Therefore, I do not waste my time that I spent in my college. It can be given an example that the famous writer, Wang Wen-Hua, changed his major when he studied at his graduate school, but his business background knowledge helped him write many famous fictions which were related to business world. Thus, as I mentioned above, it helps me in several ways.

Second, you may argue that I am already 25 years old, so it is too late to change my major. Nevertheless, I do not think I am too old to do what I want to do now. In fact, there are a lot of people who change their majors around my age, even older, but they are still successful people. For example, my cousin, Jeff, changed his major five years ago and at that time, he was 25 years old,too. He studied laws for seven years and had no background knowledge about accounting. Uncle Sam also opposed him, but he became an professional accountant in the end and earned a lot of money. On the contrary, many of his classmates are still cramming for tests. Thus, if I really study hard, it is not too late for me.

Third, you may claim that I would not find a good job, if my major was history. Of course, you are correct because there only a few jobs for history major people. Therefore, I may find no job in the end. I really understand you and what you think is also true. Nonetheless, there are still some solutions to solve this problem. For instance, aunt May works in a textbooks publishing company, and I can ask her to work in this company to be a history textbooks writer. In addition, I have business background, so I can help this company to increase its profits. Although your opinions are really valid, I still can have a nice job in the end.

Mom, I really hope you that you can support my idea. As I described above, I think I will still be fine if I change my major from business to history. I hope this letter can remove your concerns, and I know you will support me because you are the best mother in the world.

Sincerely yours,


Kurt.
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