The "Houston Chronicle"'s Everett Evans described "A Change in Me" as a "serviceable ballad". In a less positive review, Morgan Halaska of the "Twin Cities Daily Planet" felt that the ballad only "unravels everything Belle is supposed to be in its attempt to explain Belle’s motive to ditch her dreams for a dude", concluding, "She comes off as weak, nothing like the strong, independent woman she embodied in Act I." L. Nicholls, writing for the "Edmonton Journal", dismissed "A Change in Me" as a "sappy pop ballad", although he commended Butterfield's vocal performance.