Actually, this is how I am! Shocking, right? No, my pony-sona is the only detail that needs tweaking. Even the hair is an accurate representation. I know enough to distance role-playing from other forum speak. My apologies if I came off as disingenuinous.
For an English major, a few things. One: find your niche. Do you enjoy reading? Critique? Writing? Two: stay with it. If you are ambitious and really want to stick with English, you'll likely need to go on to graduate school. I'm in the process of getting there myself. Three: have fun with it. English majors are some of the most underwritten students in universities. I'm curious where you're studying, but I won't ask you to divulge those details openly.
Nothing pony related just yet, but I've decided on what my first story will be just a few minutes ago.