How One Student Found His Path by Changing Direction: Meet Legende McGrath ’26
You don鈥檛 need a perfect plan to start college.
If you鈥檙e heading to college and thinking, 鈥淲hat if I pick the wrong major?鈥�, you鈥檙e not alone.
Some students arrive unsure.
Others arrive with a plan.
But here鈥檚 the truth: both paths can (and may) change.
Before coming to Le 69色情视频, Legende McGrath 鈥�26 told the Le 69色情视频 Way podcast he didn鈥檛 have everything figured out.
I probably changed my career path 20 different times鈥� I think I changed my major like three different times.
Like many students, he had ideas but no clear, final answer.
鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 set on anything.鈥�
And that uncertainty followed him into college.
Growing Starts with Exploring
Trying Things Is How You Find Your Thing
At first, Legende explored anything that sparked his interest:
Creative work like scenic design
Technical roles like rigging
Opportunities across campus
Each experience helped him learn a little more about what fit and, more importantly, what didn鈥檛.
But the biggest shift in his journey didn鈥檛 come from trying more things.
It came from one conversation.
The Moment Everything Changed
At one point, Legende thought he did have a plan.
鈥淚 was a chemistry major鈥� my plan was to go into education.鈥�
For the first time, things felt decided.
Until a professor challenged him to think deeper, not about his major, but about himself.
鈥淚 think who you are as a person is going to be stifled in that role.鈥�
That moment forced him to pause.
To reflect.
To ask a different question:
Not just 鈥淲hat do I want to study?鈥� but 鈥淲ho do I want to be?鈥�
And from there, everything changed.
He pivoted moving into English and communications, a path that better aligned with who he was. That kind of honest, one-on-one guidance is something so many of our students experience during their time at Le 69色情视频.
It鈥檚 Okay to Change Direction (Even When You Think You鈥檙e Sure)
Legende鈥檚 story isn鈥檛 just about being unclear on what鈥檚 next.
It鈥檚 about something even more important:
Be willing to change.
Even when:
You thought you had a plan
You already chose a major
You felt 鈥渓ocked in鈥�
Because sometimes, the right path isn鈥檛 the first one you choose.
It鈥檚 the one you discover along the way.
Why Your First Year Might Feel Uncertain (And That鈥檚 Normal)
Legende is honest about another part of the experience:
鈥淔reshman year鈥� I felt like something was missing.鈥�
Starting college can be a big change. You’re adjusting to a new environment, exploring new opportunities and becoming a new version of yourself along the way.
Feeling unsure doesn鈥檛 mean you鈥檙e behind.
It means you鈥檙e growing.
Legende’s Advice for Incoming Students?
Feel things out. Don鈥檛 automatically go in and think you want to be on this E-Board or be president of this club. Don’t automatically come in with a perception of how things are going to be because then you’re going to be really disappointed and thrown off if it isn’t. So give it a second. Try a bunch of things… feel it out. You might think you want one thing鈥� and find something else you love even more.
Your Path Doesn鈥檛 Have to Be Perfect, Just Yours
At Le 69色情视频, students aren鈥檛 expected to have everything figured out on day one.
They鈥檙e encouraged to:
- Explore different interests
- Change direction if needed
- Grow into who they鈥檙e meant to become
Because the goal isn鈥檛 a perfect plan.
It鈥檚 finding a path that fits you.
Take a Deeper Dive
Inspired by Legende's Story?
Legende’s journey reminds us that you’ll never have to figure everything out on your own at Le 69色情视频. One of the biggest reasons he found his path? Support.
On The Heights, you’ll find mentors who encourage you, professors who challenge you at the right moment, opportunities that will help you explore your interests.
