if you're a freshman and chose to pursue a field that goes against your parent's/guardian's wishes but makes you happy i want you to know that i see you and i'm proud of you.
if you chose to switch fields in the middle of a degree because the field you were in no longer made you happy, i see you and i'm so proud of you. that takes a lot of courage.
if you chose to get a second degree that's radically different than the first, i see you and i'm proud of you. you'll do well.
for everyone that realised you should enjoy academia and your career and had the courage necessary to go against society's wishes to achieve that, i see you and i'm so, so proud of you.