Well, it looks like my major is not represented here. I'm a senior in college and an East Asian Studies major with a concentration in Japanese language. I'm applying in this year's PTCAS cycle for the first time and really hoping to get into a DPT program. I fell in love with physical therapy ever since I starting volunteering in an outpatient PT facility a couple years ago.
I understand how it is important to have a back-up plan when you choose your major, but Japanese is something I took as an elective my sophomore year and fell in love with. So I think it is equally important to love what you study. Ever since I declared my major junior year and started taking the physical therapy prerequisites, my grades have improved despite the fact that I had more class time due to mandatory labs and language recitations. Every major has its challenges, but to me it is well worth it if you love studying it. If I don't get into a DPT program (I don't want to jinx myself though), I would take a year to study abroad and probably apply to teach English in Japan.