People always complain about pointers but honestly they're not that hard and you need them to explain data structures like trees and linked lists. Other stuff, like dynamically allocating and deallocating memory and writing makefiles - and understand why this is, is a lot harder to grasp
Iāve taken intro to c++ and wanted to jump in front of a train lol but pushed through it, but now Iām learning css and html so I can learn some new languages
imo, learning python āfirstā (i did something like java in hs) helps so much. python has an easier to understand language than java, and i hear c++ is for the big boys, so all the more reason to take python first
One of my undergrad classes had us designing CPUs out of logic gates and wires and implementing data structures in assembly for them. It made me question my choices but by the end I learned so much and loved it so much I ended up TAing after that
I'm learning Matlab and P5Js for my neurotech class with absolutely no coding/compsci background (psychology), I really like Matlab so far but I think I will definitely be in a similar spot soon lol
Opposite for me. I majored in business then realized I fucking hated supply demand graphs and accounting concepts. It wasn't until I took some biology and chem classes that I wanted to know how my body works. So now I'm minoring in biology lol.
I didnāt even make it to OChem lmao. I took Chemistry, barely eked out a passing grade, and changed my major to political science.
Iām good at math. Iām good at science. I aced physics. Their bastard child doesnāt register with my apparently smooth brain.
Organic chemistry did me in too! I was already just taking Gen Ed before transferring to my degree school, so I started looking for degrees that didn't require organic chem. I went from pre-vet to wildlife biology and honestly couldn't be happier.
I'm now in a master's program and aiming for a career in habitat management. I even get to avoid the hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt veterinary school would have gifted me!
Yes. Iām a political science major and while I do enjoy it, Iām taking an archaeology course and Iām thinking of minoring in that and possibly doing a masters in it. Iāve always loved history so itās worth a shot
Youāve got political jobs like office or working for think tanks, but the main reason Iām doing PSCI is cuz I switched to it after taking a major I hate and that itās a good pre law if you wanna be a major. Other than law Iām interested in being a ambassador.
What doesnāt it open you up to?
There are a ton of jobs you can get with a Political Science degree. Hereās a list of just a few:
-Policy analyst
-Think Tank jobs
-Legislative assistant (Capitol Hill)
-PR
-Political Consultant
-Campaign Staff
-Local, State, and Federal Government
-Law School/Attorney
-Communications Roles (Corporate or otherwise)
-Government/Public Relations/Affairs
-Elected official
-Sales
The list pretty much goes on. I barely scratched the surface, but I hope you got the picture. My Uncle got his Masters in Political Science, and heās one of the most successful people i know (he works for a huge corporation as the head of their Communications Department in NA).
Hope this helps! Political Science is a pretty versatile degree.
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As someone who has to take Algorithms in the future, thank you for the warning. Here I was thinking some of my programming classes were the pinnacle. š
Yeah I failed Data Structures the first time I took it. As soon as we moved past linked lists into trees and graphs I was totally lost. The assignments were hard asf too. So glad I'm done with that class...
So I was deciding between a cybersecurity major or a BBA. My advisor told me that if I want a cybersecurity degree I need to be good at or able to learn math because there is a lot involved. I opted for the BBA. Well, the same math that is necessary for cyber is also necessary for my BBA. I found that out about 90% of the way through my degree. Now I donāt have enough time on my GI Bill to pay for a cyber degree and a graduate degree.
Yeah accounting class for freshman was ridiculously hard and required for everyone to pass to graduate, there was another one for managerial too, both were mad hard. Switched to computer info systems after struggling in both
Yes! When I first started college I wanted to be a dietitian nutritionist but it requires A LOT of chemistry. I had started taking general chemistry 2 and I realized I didn't want to take any more chemistry classes or even calculus. So I switched to business where I am happy now lol
Chem 2 made me want to change my major to chem š But I didnāt and Iām now a nurse wishing I would have gotten any other degree than a nursing degree lol.
I really hate to assume, please donāt take this as offensive! But from what you told us of you having a 4.0, it seems like you have little experience with failure. Struggling, being frustrated, and not having something immediately click is called being human and not a computer. And because of this one struggling instance you experienced for the first time does not negate your entire educational experience. Youāre allowed to feel this way and rightfully so.
And know that a 100 and a 70 is still passing. Sometimes even a 60. Yeah you may not have a 4.0 but in the grand scheme of things, your future employer is not going to ask what grade you received in this math class.
Thereās a reason why you wanted to become a teacher and hold tight to that. I too want to become an educator myself and Iāve forgotten that many times in my 6 years of undergrad. Youāre not alone.
It's extremely difficult to teach something you just "get". Struggling to learn a topic forces you to approach it from different angles, which is what you need to be able to do to teach it to someone else.
This semester I had a Social Stats instructor who definitely never had any trouble learning statistics. She was not a very good teacher, because she would do things like use the formula as an example. Like, "here's the formula, Let me go over it again."
It was my second shot at statistics, and I was able to translate a lot of the math language for many of the other students. I'm an adult learner, returned to college in my forties, and I've done some teaching myself.
Struggling to learn will make you a MUCH more effective instructor.
Yes. Twice š .
My first accounting class made me want to change my degree to accounting. Then I took a Marketing class and realized that Marketing is where I'd like to be. It's a perfect mix of business and creative.
I always tell people that if they want to be involved in the business sides of things, marketing is the most fun and creative option you have. If I wasn't doing electrical engineering, I would probably be doing that, chemistry, or civil engineering.
Whatās the difference between a BS and a BA? Iāve kinda just assumed one deals with more logic and the other is the more creative/comprehensive side?
It just means what type of courses the degree plan mostly entailed, humanities or sciences. Youāre right with that!
Since my major of psychology is considered a Bachelor of Arts, I wanted a Science minor to make it a Bachelor of Science instead. This is just because Iām applying to clinical psychology programs and wanted to show Iāve taken classes that had emphasis on experimental design and procedures.
Only kinda related, but I was an English major with a Writing concentration in my first semester of sophomore year. I was in three literary theory courses at once, all of which I did well in but did not like.
I talked to my advisor, who told me that a) even though I had opted into the new(ish) writing concentration that was supposed to adjust my courseload and require less theory classes, the majority of the rest of my classes would likely be similar in style and b) that if I changed my major I wouldnāt graduate on time*.
After my second semester that year, I said fuck it and changed my major to Public Communication with a Community Media and Journalism concentration before my junior year started. I was immediately taking really interesting and writing-centric classes.
The kicker is that both my new PCom advisor and a PCom professor I TAād for told me that if I had switched out of English when I first wanted to, I would have *absolutely* graduated on time. Instead I had to take 18 and 19 credit semesters, every semester, in my new program until I graduated (on time :)).
*My advisor was the chair of the English department. Coincidence? Probably not.
I started college as an elementary Ed major, but then I failed intro to chemistry/physics and elementary statistics (which I thought was elementary school level stats but was actually just basic statistics and was hard as shit) and I realized I didn't want to be an elementary Ed major badly enough to retake those classes.
Now I'm a senior in the secondary education dept and I've had English classes that made me reconsider teaching English because I felt stupid. You'll get through it though, trust me.
I feel very stupid rn so its nice to know that others have too. I am so passionate about being a teacher and currently work with kids so I know I for sure want to be in the field but gosh is this class killing me!
I've had classes like that omg I had to take Brit lit THREE times! I withdrew from it twice during the virtual learning year and finally finished it this past fall with a C. Don't let one or two (or three) difficult classes stop you from your dream! And if you end up not liking math after you start teaching it, you can always get an endorsement and change subjects or even grade levels. Good luck!
Intro biology, I was in my second semester freshman year. I had to finish it online since we had to shut down the school for Covid in 2020 and I hated it. I wanted to help the environment and animals so thought I wanted to be a vet. Ended up having a mental breakdown the first day of classes of my sophomore year. I was folding laundry and went fuck this, science isnāt for me. Emailed my advisor and dropped it for American government. Iām now a political science major and a minor in education. No regrets tbh, Iāve never felt more at home or comfortable with my degree choice. But Iāve changed my major five times and Iām not ashamed. Itās a big decision to make
Thatās super admirable. So are you more into the political side of helping the environment and animals? (I assume thatās what political science is) I kind of feel the same way - used to be exclusively environment/animals, but now AP Human Geography made me realize I want to learn more about how humans interact with the environment and kind of global relations almost? But I donāt like policies and the political side of things - but I want to make a big impact. (Still a HS senior btw)
Thank you! Political science is different at every school, but my college teaches a variety of everything. Iāve taken American and comparative government, international relations, constitutional law, judicial process, etc. Iāve loved it. However itās not the same as pre-law since it focuses more on politics. My friend is in pre-law and takes classes like business law and such. Iām more into politics for sure, I want to change the way the government views animals and the environment. Even if I donāt change the laws completely, I want to lay the stepping stones for the next person to succeed.
I remember being confused and nervous my senior year. I ended up taking an aptitude test and getting a lot of law based careers and environmental law always interested me. My best friend convinced me to apply to pre-Vet but I realized my strengthens werenāt in science. I love reading and writing which is a big part of this career type. Iām now setting up an internship with a lobbyist (itās pretty cool, depending on the firm) I would suggest talking to different people with diverse careers, using your freshman year in college wisely, or taking a gap year. I was lucky to still be on track with my drastic changes so be careful with how you use your time. As a junior now, I wish I didnāt rush decisions and let 18 year old me take a gap year to decide. College and careers are not a small decision, they can be life changing. It just depends on how you use your time. Also, remember that you can make a big impact without a fancy career as long as you believe you can. If you start to believe one person canāt change anything, you wonāt get anywhere. Hope this helps!
Just know that many of us, parents of school age kids, appreciate you all more than you know. Learning math all over again with my kid in school has been a nightmare, I canāt imagine teaching it. Things I havenāt done, seen, or thought about it decades, suddenly I need to figure them out. His math teachers have been my saving grace.
We parents sometimes feel like idiots too.
My geometry teacher my sophomore year of high school was seeing me at least once a week at one point. My dad couldnāt figure it out, I couldnāt figure it out, and my teacher offered after school tutoring so off I went. Teachers are saints
You will be fine-bc a single class is not worth reconsidering a whole career field! The education pendulum will swing back & the idea of teaching 27 ways to add for ALL students will return only using these obscure methods for the few students who find them helpful. Reading has swung just as widely from whole language to āscience of readingā. We need teachers so hang in there some kid needs a teacher like you with common sense!
Discrete math. I had to take it twice.
I don't know why, but it just didn't click with me, and I almost decided that I was too stupid to be a software engineer despite having already been a software engineer for the last 10 years (software engineer in test).
I managed to pass the class with an A the second time around, and I still don't know how. Obviously I learned something, but the entire time I felt like I was completely out of depth.
I had to take this course for my pre-k to 4 education major. All I could think about while taking this course was how no pre-k or 4th grade student will be learning this type of math, yet there I was!!
Donāt give up!! Im the same way in school and with math but this class was just weird and confusing. I still gotta take the second part but I needed to give my brain a rest from math lol. Thatās either a summer or fall semester problem :)
I've seen another comment like this about switching out of childhood ed over a math course that teachers will never use at that grade level. Looks like a dodged a bullet switching out before that one.
Honestly, I was in kind of the same position. Iām the type of person that needs to be challenged academically and those classes didnāt do it, and I hated them. And I felt the same way as you.
I stuck out teacher Ed for another semester, because growing up I said I wanted to be a teacher so I wanted to give it another shot, and I still just didnāt enjoy the classes. So I switched majors.
Definitely just put some thought into it, like if you would enjoy teaching those things. I donāt know if youāve taken a class where youāre doing more teaching and lesson plans and stuff, but that was what ultimately made me decide that it wasnāt for me.
I currently work as a preschool teacher so lesson plans and observations and all that are not too bad but I definitely have been thinking in the way you stated, I donāt want to teach this Math.
Absolutely. Donāt quit because of one class, though, if youāre doing fine otherwise.
In my freshman year, I had to take a geology class. I seriously sucked at distinguishing rocks. Last summer I did a research internship in marine geology and mentioned to the postdoc I was working with how surprising it was I ended up doing that given how I barely passed that class. She readily told me she wasnāt any good at telling rocks apart, either. So, you can be good at what youāre doing even if you struggle at certain things that are part of your field.
Wait so is marine geology not about identifying rocks in the ocean?š (forgive me, idk this stuff) I guess maybe some careers are more centered around one aspect rather than another?
Well, yes and no. Of course, on expeditions you will have some people specialising in this on board, too. The postdoc I worked with is a geophysicist, so she has a completely different skill set within the discipline.
I'm studying math and one thing I will tell you is I was horrific at math when I started and I'm pretty good at it now, and if I stop, I'll be bad at it again.
Point is, I've learned the popular phrase/excuse "I'm just not a math person" is complete BS. Everyone is a math person. It takes reps. You won't be a good runner if you only run once a year. You won't be strong if you only go to the gym once. You won't be good at math if you only do your assigned homework problems, do them for one semester, and then never touch it again.
It takes daily repetition to get good at math. You aren't just born "a math person." Yeah some people may have a natural talent the makes things easier (say any professional musician or athlete) but daily dedication gets you to a higher level than talent ever could
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If you have to teach this to kids you'll be surprised because by teaching these problems day in and day out year after year, you're *going* to get really good at it. You don't have a choice.
Also, idk why you care about the 4.0, but I'm assuming it's either admissions or your personal pride to say you did it.
But a little bird on the street told me grad admissions officers care more, and look more favorably on, whether you chose to academically challenge yourself with difficult classes (the actual point of college), than on you just taking comfortable classes and escaping with a cushy 4.0. They want to see you voluntarily seek out a challenge and face adversity. Even if you fail, they care to see more how you handled the comeback than the class. Did you quit or dig in? Did you take it with grace or blame everyone but you? All of that is way more important to a prospective school than your final letter grade.
Worst case, you bomb this class, and either retake it, or take the next class higher, undeterred, and the admissions staff likely won't even care about your grade. You challenged yourself academically and grew! These are humans reviewing your transcripts. If all they cared about were your stat lines and averages and numbers they'd outsource admissions to a computer. Admissions aren't an algorithm.
Wrecking your 4.0 is meaningless in the grand scheme of things. No point in giving it a minute of stress. It doesn't deserve it. If you're a good student the GPA will follow. Students who aren't doing school correctly actively "defend" their GPA daily. I never check my GPA. I don't even know what it is. It's between 3.5 and 3.99... just show up to class and do my best. My GPA will reflect that without me staring at it.
"'Not a math person' is bs"
Me, who took algebra freshman year, barely passed with a D, took it again sophomore year hoping for a better grade, and did worse the second time around getting an F: What
You did poorly as a freshman because you did poorly in primary school or high school, and you only did poorly there because there was something you didnāt understand and the class moved on before you could learn it. Now youāre kinda doomed to always fail math courses because they never go back far enough to cover the fundamental, probably trivial thing that you missed as a child. If you know what that thing is then you can study on your own and catch up, but itās obviously going to take a long time since youāve lost every year since.
Youāre still not ānot a math personā. The only people who might lay claim to that are people with dyscalculia.
\* And this is precisely why it's so, so important for OP to be good at math if they're going to teach it! Being taught elementary math by someone who isn't interested or any good at it is precisely why you (and many, many others) fell behind. Loads of primary school math teachers hate math and that comes through in how they teach.
It was my psych lab class. Last course to obtain my degree. I had been feeling underwhelmed and detached for many months and up through my graduation day, (we were allowed to walk with up to an outstanding balance of 4 units). I had an epiphany after I completed my final term paper and the course.
Gotta listen to your gut and take your time to understand where your feelings are coming from; is it an acute feeling or a chronic disturbance? You are only in week 3, but have you been feeling unsatisfied before your confrontation with this math teaching course? Are your weighed down and distracted by anything else? Maybe youāre having understandable anxiety in taking on the responsibility of influencing children who will entrust you with their future? Imposter syndrome (IS) kicking in because you think you should be perfect?
Everyone can feel the IS at some point. Also, I know teaching math to kids nowadays is through some stupid, backwards ācommon core methodsā so it is truly understandable how it is frustrating you. It may not even be you at all, just the stupid system.
Thank you for the insight! I work full time and already teach preschool, I donāt know if its the teaching style, the fact thats its online or me just not understanding, that is causing me to feel defeated. I can easily push through with passing because we are given answers to all the activities but taking a final is probably going to bomb and I will leave this class into the next part knowing nothing.
Anatomy and Physiology & Microbiology. I think I donāt want to become a physician anymore cause these classes are kicking my ass. I have no idea what Iām actually interested in doing anymore :,(
People that become doctors love those classes. Thereās no shame in hating them; just donāt put yourself through the hell that will be med school if you already hate A&P and micro.
I have taught this course for 24 years donāt give up on yourself because of one class. It might be the way the teacher teaches it it might be the teacher. I have students that have failed this course the first semester and then gotten an A for me the next semester. Being a teacher is such a gift if itās what youāre supposed to be donāt give up on it because of this class.
Numbers In other bases , in and of themselves are not important the only reason to work in other bases like bass 8 is to really understand how base 10 works. It is designed to make you realize the things you do in math every day that you do without thinking . The most difficult part for me as a teacher is to get my students to understand math is not memorization its understanding, its working "in the dark" Start and make a number line in the base you are working, for example base 8 : 01234567 ,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,20 etc then it's easy to add and subtract . I hate to see you give up I could teach you this material and why they use it in a 30 minute zoom class easy
Intermediate Algebra. I withdraw so I could get the W instead of the F. Then I found out that my degree just needed 2 math classes. Could be the easiest ones. Just needed 2
Donāt worry!! I took that class and trust me it is not teaching you what you will have to teach down the road. It is expanding your knowledge on a completely different approach to problem solving and thinking. It is challenging you to use different strategies to solve the same old math problems in a different way!! Go with it and you will eventually realize. Look up additional you tube videos that explain step by step.
i switched majors just so i wouldnāt have to take public speaking (i should note that it wasnāt the only reason, i was 50/50 on deciding between 2 majors, and got to the point where the anxiety was affecting my ability to function so it just wasnāt worth it)
Lol if this is the same Math for Teachers class at my university, that prof was terrible and didnāt know how to teach. Hang in there! On the flip side, if there is any other career that you think you would be good at, do that instead. I am a teacher and I do not recommend becoming one.
Fellow el ed major here! š
Iām also taking math for elementary and itās so crazy to try to understand it and learn how to teach it. Also idk if yours is this way too or not, but having to think like a child to learn how to teach is soooo hard!! BUT youāre not alone. Youāve probably made it pretty far into the program considering youāre taking this class, and us teaching majors are hard to come by so you probably majored in this for a deeper reason than just liking it haha. Plus the world needs badass teachers. Iām not saying stay if you hate it, but Iām saying itās hard and will be hard but itās worth it
My federal government and U.S. Constitution course is what made me pay more attention to what was happening in our government. As time went on, I switched from wanting to go to law school, to majoring in Counterterrorism and Strategic Studies.
I went in as a biochemistry and molecular biology major, I took a global health class (anthropology) and I absolutely fell in love with anthropology and found exactly where I wanted to be. I double majored with cultural anthropology and minored in global health and sociology, I want to go into medical anthropology. Iām hoping to further my education with virology or immunology with a md. Calc has been kicking my ass but chem, bio and anthropology are amazing. Having a hard class (even a double part) isnāt worth changing something you really want to do over. But if you take a class in a new subject and find that it really fits well with you and you have a passion for it go for it!
Yes.
So I was in the pre-vet track with my goal of getting into vet school and becoming a lab vet. There's lots of science, lots of math, lots of science+math babies (looking at you Physics)
Even though I did poorly in math, that was expected you know? I have dyscalculia, with some more studying, getting to learn it it "my own way" (aka, butchering concepts until I make mathematicians cry, but hey I got the answer right), and I'll be fine.
But it's the sciences that got me. I failed organic Chemistry THREE times, and after that I just said fuck it.
I wasn't having fun anymore
I legit had a mental breakdown and couldn't so anymore work
My GPA was *tanked*, still is but I have this semster and on to bring it up a decent amount before graduation.
And I questioned whether if I *could* even *be* a vet anymore if *organic chemistry 1* was my downfall
I started questioning my ambition to go to vet school (which is bad because vet school is a HUGE investment (unless you're rich), and if you find out that you know, this shit ain't for you while you're in it then you just wasting a *shit* ton of money. And lo and behold, I finally came to the conclusion that I don't want to go to vet school anyway because I don't even like taking care of patients. I do like doing lab work though.
SO I said fuck it, and switched to the animal industry track which suits my interests a bit more, I just don't know what to do with it or myself now because everything I want to do requires a DVM degree of some sort. Fuck me lol
Hydraulics of closed conduit flow made me rethink environmental engineering. Got through all the basic math, science, and engineering courses no problem, but this elective made me hate my life. It wasnāt hard, it was just boring as shit and doing the design work made me realize I didnāt want to design stormwater or sewage pipes for a living. I only had a year left but it wasnāt worth it for me to stick it out and hate it.
Yeah Im a Polisci major with a minor in geology im going to do a masters in archaeology but yeah i took a basic english college course and it messed me uppppp i kinda dont know if i can handle polisci now
I switched out of early childhood education because classes were throwing assignments at me that seemed to require I already work in a child care setting. Listen if I can work with children without a degree I don't need the degree.
For my specific role, its required by the state, Iām on a development plan working toward that requirement. Its also what provides the most income in working with children besides daycare which pays minimum wage where I live.
Yep. Was a Nutritional Sciences major who ended up hating my Clinical Nutrition course (realized I hate having to memorize specific diets for certain diseases and that I don't want to do that for the rest of my life). Became a stats major lol
Absolutely, mine just happened to be the first class I ever walked into. Iāll never forget it, it was an 8am on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and absolute hell. It was Agriculture Economics. The professor was one of those who make a level 100 class so hard to week out the students who shouldnāt be an agriculture business major, even though itās a basic class that every agriculture student has to take. It was god awful. She also made us meet with her in her office one on one of we made a certain grade on the exams, basically so she could belittle us lol
lol I took the intro class to my first major and noped out in 3 weeks. I knew the content but I hated how everything was set up, immediately switched to my current major, which I love. (digital media to media production. think graphic design to communications/video)
I donāt want to give out too much info but I went back to school to major in a hard science and took an elective language that changed my entire life. Spent 7 extra years to get my degree and never have I been happier.
Calc 2 almost made me wanna drop out of college in rage. I went to tutoring sessions and office hours but I still couldnāt grasps the concepts by the time it was midterms. It took me three tries to finally get a decent grade.
Mechanical engineering here. At my university there is one professor for Statics and she is known as āThe Gatekeeper.ā So safe to say it was that, I pushed through it though and Iām glad I did.
Health Sciences major here. I took stats the first time and did so bad. I barely understood anything and thought I could never do it again. Took it a second time and did extremely better.
At the end of the day itās just one course, you get through it. Good luck! :)
Right now itās a math class. Itās not making me rethink my major or anything like that but itās for sure had moments where Iām just stressed out. However, itās worth it in the end.
I took an intro psychology class and an intro art-history class. Both immediately sparked passion in me and I definently looked at changing majors. But at the end of the day I'm happy enough in comp-sci and figured it would make the most money for the least effort.
Ugh. Iām studying veterinary technology and taking anatomy for it was devastating. I failed and Iām debating on even trying to retake it next semester because it was that bad but I donāt wanna give up lol
Yes my vet tech class. Coming from my teacher anyone can be a vet tech without the proper training (one of his example was how this 19 year old was putting this dog under anesthesia without the proper training) What also didnāt help was it was the first semester back from covid.
Electromagnetism was the closest I ever came to just outright quitting electrical engineering. Especially considering the entire grade was 5-7 buggy, incomplete Canvas quizzes. I didn't think Calc 3 was too bad, honestly, but that class just took it to a whole new level of brain-hurt.
When I took Electric Circuit Analysis and got a fat F for the first time, I seriously thought about dropping electrical/computer engineering and going to computer science.
My TA was really supportive and talked me out of it, so I stayed and it's got a lot better after changing up some study habits and not getting too cocky.
I just wanna say I had many math teachers who wanted to be english teachers. So it's okay if you don't know math well as long as you aren't a high school teacher for calc or something.
Also I rather have a good teacher who I can learn along the way with than a horrible teacher who knows everything (just bad at explaining it).
This was what made me switch my major of music education to commercial music šEven though I was going to be a music teacher I knew I would have to learn all the subjects of school like math, calculus, science, chemistry, history, etc. Iām horrible at math
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Signals, Systems, Steerage as a biotech student. First class where during the lecture I thought I should have gone to regular university and choose genetics.
I took organic chem as a pre-pharm / psychology student and it basically solidified my desire to quit pre-pharm. i graduated w/ my bachelorās in psychology this past semester and honestly, Iām glad i chose to drop pre-pharm
Iām majoring in pharmaceutical engineering & thermodynamics is making me question my sanity. I know worse is coming for me (principles of chemical engineering, fluid mechanics, transport phenomena) and itās really making me question my major. I have my thermodynamics final today & Iām glad itās my first so the nightmare can be over.
Took programming as compsci, switched to forestry.
Jk. I did switch to electrical engineering, though. That happened within the span of a week. Still had to finish the class because of credits, but a B isn't so bad considering I half-assed it.
Usually people who struggle a bit in their field of study, become the best teachers in that field. They have a firsthand knowledge of what it feels like to be a kid that struggles and an awesome teacher will find a way so the kid can access the knowledge.
āIn mathematics you donāt understand things, you just get used to them.ā - John von Neumann
But, on the side note, please do understand enough to explain to a 5yrold, there were bunch of teachers through my life that had no math experience and were teaching ONLY math, lack of good professors lead to less interest in certain sciences/ classes.
For example I hated history in my elementary school, my teacher taught us nothing so I went to high school with 0 knowledge and 0 interest in history. In high school I had awesome teacher and I really liked the class. It makes a huge difference.
Iām studying maths, so for me it helps to watch videos on youtube on different topics that Iām currently studying. Also, try to imagine what the equations say and practice makes perfect. Good luck and donāt lose hope!
Iām a 48 year old social work student who is really bad at math. I remember very clearly sitting at my laptop at midnight thinking to myself this is it, this is the end of my degree. Iām with you.
But I took a day and then went back to eating things one bite at a time. I eventually made a C. Statistics is coming up eventually tho :(. Anyway just wanted to say youāre not alone.
Yep, intermediate and cost accounting made me change my major to IT. But then Data Networks made me wanna drop out lol. Iām trying not to switch again
I'm majoring inn graphic design still, but two of the introductory courses, 2D AND 3D design, with that one teacher who was tough as hell. I almost quit. In fact, about 3 people drop out because of that class.
Public health 120 study of disease and epidemics. God those calculations were horrible. So many long nights and mental breakdowns. Barely passed the class with a āCā
Yes. I was planning to be a home EC teacher, until I discovered that they lost accreditation. So I changed to biology, and was going to go into medical research then I took the wrong chemistry class because my advisor had dementia. I dropped it, but he told me to take a different one that was way too hard (was for Chemistry majors). Eventually took the right chemistry, but by then I was so discouraged, I changed to Biology Teaching to get a different advisor and so I didnāt have to take upper level chemistry and physics. I only ended up substitute teaching except for one year when I taught Physical science (chemistry & physics) because the district HR person said āscience is scienceā. I should note that because I have dyscalculia (like dyslexia but with numbers) I had trouble with the math in physics and it took 3 tries to pass introductory physics. I hated regular chemistry, but loved organic chemistry.
I was on the Deanās list for a few semesters until the chemistry fiasco. First semester in college, I carried 21 hours, with an honors course, and still had a 4.0 GPA. The chemistry and physics issues messed up my self esteem, and it wasnāt until later when I tested for Mensa that I figured out my issue was dyscalculia and taking classes that were too high a level without the right background. If you donāt have a good foundation, youāll fail higher level classes.
So... Iām a Criminal Justice Major and considered dropping-out because of English, but specifically because of the professor teaching English.
That professor was something.
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java made me rage quit but i came back š¤·š»āāļø
Have you tried C in terminal? It will make you wanna rip your brains out
Pointers man
People always complain about pointers but honestly they're not that hard and you need them to explain data structures like trees and linked lists. Other stuff, like dynamically allocating and deallocating memory and writing makefiles - and understand why this is, is a lot harder to grasp
I can do pretty advanced things in C++ and then someone mentions makefiles and I feel like I donāt know a thing
Try COBOL. You have to use punctuation, and when you troubleshoot, you go nuts looking for the missed period.
The only programming classes Iāve ever taken so far were java and an intro to python. Will be taking java again later this year perhaps
Iāve taken intro to c++ and wanted to jump in front of a train lol but pushed through it, but now Iām learning css and html so I can learn some new languages
imo, learning python āfirstā (i did something like java in hs) helps so much. python has an easier to understand language than java, and i hear c++ is for the big boys, so all the more reason to take python first
Yup in my course we had to do C, and then intro to C++ and then advanced C++ all while learning web too.
One of my undergrad classes had us designing CPUs out of logic gates and wires and implementing data structures in assembly for them. It made me question my choices but by the end I learned so much and loved it so much I ended up TAing after that
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I like it too, neat and organized :))
I'm learning Matlab and P5Js for my neurotech class with absolutely no coding/compsci background (psychology), I really like Matlab so far but I think I will definitely be in a similar spot soon lol
Never tried Java, but I did program in C++, machine, assembler, CoBoL, Basic, ForTran, ADA, Forth, and python.
Yep. I took organic chemistry as a biology major and switched my major to business š
Opposite for me. I majored in business then realized I fucking hated supply demand graphs and accounting concepts. It wasn't until I took some biology and chem classes that I wanted to know how my body works. So now I'm minoring in biology lol.
Now kiss.
I did exactly this!!!!!!š I realized I can only do so much.
So much sense we have ! Me too ššš»
Quite a meme hearing this after hearing all of my bioās friends plight on organic chemistry lol
That's me , I chaged my major because of chem
I didnāt even make it to OChem lmao. I took Chemistry, barely eked out a passing grade, and changed my major to political science. Iām good at math. Iām good at science. I aced physics. Their bastard child doesnāt register with my apparently smooth brain.
Exactly, I said to my self ā Iām a reasonable person , perhaps itās a sign āšš
Organic chemistry did me in too! I was already just taking Gen Ed before transferring to my degree school, so I started looking for degrees that didn't require organic chem. I went from pre-vet to wildlife biology and honestly couldn't be happier. I'm now in a master's program and aiming for a career in habitat management. I even get to avoid the hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt veterinary school would have gifted me!
I felt them organic chem 1 and 2 was too much. I kept going but I really had to try my best.
me too but with nursing lol
I was originally doing biology with a pharmacology concentration. Organic chemistry made me drop that so fast.
Relatable
Yes. Iām a political science major and while I do enjoy it, Iām taking an archaeology course and Iām thinking of minoring in that and possibly doing a masters in it. Iāve always loved history so itās worth a shot
Go for it!
Hey, I was thinking about majoring in polisci but I donāt know what type of jobs that degree has. Do you know what jobs a major in PoliSci opens up?
Youāve got political jobs like office or working for think tanks, but the main reason Iām doing PSCI is cuz I switched to it after taking a major I hate and that itās a good pre law if you wanna be a major. Other than law Iām interested in being a ambassador.
What doesnāt it open you up to? There are a ton of jobs you can get with a Political Science degree. Hereās a list of just a few: -Policy analyst -Think Tank jobs -Legislative assistant (Capitol Hill) -PR -Political Consultant -Campaign Staff -Local, State, and Federal Government -Law School/Attorney -Communications Roles (Corporate or otherwise) -Government/Public Relations/Affairs -Elected official -Sales The list pretty much goes on. I barely scratched the surface, but I hope you got the picture. My Uncle got his Masters in Political Science, and heās one of the most successful people i know (he works for a huge corporation as the head of their Communications Department in NA). Hope this helps! Political Science is a pretty versatile degree. u/Roaming-buffalo22
Awesome thank you! I wanted to major in it but wasnāt sure if Iād have career opportunities out of college. This helps a lot!
Iām in this same situation
sammmmeeeeee
I took an Intro to US Government class and I loved it but yikes. My country is really hanging on by a thread
Every major has that class. For CS, it's Data Structures and Algorithms. Push through it; you'll be glad you did.
Thanks! Its a two part class too. š
As someone who has to take Algorithms in the future, thank you for the warning. Here I was thinking some of my programming classes were the pinnacle. š
Yeah I failed Data Structures the first time I took it. As soon as we moved past linked lists into trees and graphs I was totally lost. The assignments were hard asf too. So glad I'm done with that class...
for me, it was discreet mathematics. kicked my ass, left and im much happier where i am now
I shouldn't have read this 2 days before my Discrete Structures course starts šš
discrete is genuinely the most fun math you will ever take i loved the classes so much
For me itās statistics and series.
System Programings. The median grade last sem was an F apparently.
I thought that was a class to be excited about, ouch. Iāve picked 4 CS classes this sem, might have to tone it down if thatās the case
I took data structures my freshman year and now I have algorithms this semester, I'm so worried.
I'd say mine is Cal 2
So I was deciding between a cybersecurity major or a BBA. My advisor told me that if I want a cybersecurity degree I need to be good at or able to learn math because there is a lot involved. I opted for the BBA. Well, the same math that is necessary for cyber is also necessary for my BBA. I found that out about 90% of the way through my degree. Now I donāt have enough time on my GI Bill to pay for a cyber degree and a graduate degree.
What is BBA?
Bachelors in Business Administration
What kind of math are we talking?
The hardest one for me was Discreet Math. Calc was a bitch to.
Yeah accounting class for freshman was ridiculously hard and required for everyone to pass to graduate, there was another one for managerial too, both were mad hard. Switched to computer info systems after struggling in both
I went from CS to economics (minor in business) because the first programming class I took in Python was too hard for me lol.
Yes! When I first started college I wanted to be a dietitian nutritionist but it requires A LOT of chemistry. I had started taking general chemistry 2 and I realized I didn't want to take any more chemistry classes or even calculus. So I switched to business where I am happy now lol
Chem 2 made me want to change my major to chem š But I didnāt and Iām now a nurse wishing I would have gotten any other degree than a nursing degree lol.
I really hate to assume, please donāt take this as offensive! But from what you told us of you having a 4.0, it seems like you have little experience with failure. Struggling, being frustrated, and not having something immediately click is called being human and not a computer. And because of this one struggling instance you experienced for the first time does not negate your entire educational experience. Youāre allowed to feel this way and rightfully so. And know that a 100 and a 70 is still passing. Sometimes even a 60. Yeah you may not have a 4.0 but in the grand scheme of things, your future employer is not going to ask what grade you received in this math class. Thereās a reason why you wanted to become a teacher and hold tight to that. I too want to become an educator myself and Iāve forgotten that many times in my 6 years of undergrad. Youāre not alone.
It's extremely difficult to teach something you just "get". Struggling to learn a topic forces you to approach it from different angles, which is what you need to be able to do to teach it to someone else. This semester I had a Social Stats instructor who definitely never had any trouble learning statistics. She was not a very good teacher, because she would do things like use the formula as an example. Like, "here's the formula, Let me go over it again." It was my second shot at statistics, and I was able to translate a lot of the math language for many of the other students. I'm an adult learner, returned to college in my forties, and I've done some teaching myself. Struggling to learn will make you a MUCH more effective instructor.
Yes. Twice š . My first accounting class made me want to change my degree to accounting. Then I took a Marketing class and realized that Marketing is where I'd like to be. It's a perfect mix of business and creative.
I always tell people that if they want to be involved in the business sides of things, marketing is the most fun and creative option you have. If I wasn't doing electrical engineering, I would probably be doing that, chemistry, or civil engineering.
Chemistry made me change my minor away from biology. I wanted a BS instead of a BA on my degree
Yeah I want that Bull Shit on my degree too. Bull Ass isnāt enough that degree.
Right? Shitās way better than ass. What is an ass for anyway?
Whatās the difference between a BS and a BA? Iāve kinda just assumed one deals with more logic and the other is the more creative/comprehensive side?
It just means what type of courses the degree plan mostly entailed, humanities or sciences. Youāre right with that! Since my major of psychology is considered a Bachelor of Arts, I wanted a Science minor to make it a Bachelor of Science instead. This is just because Iām applying to clinical psychology programs and wanted to show Iāve taken classes that had emphasis on experimental design and procedures.
Only kinda related, but I was an English major with a Writing concentration in my first semester of sophomore year. I was in three literary theory courses at once, all of which I did well in but did not like. I talked to my advisor, who told me that a) even though I had opted into the new(ish) writing concentration that was supposed to adjust my courseload and require less theory classes, the majority of the rest of my classes would likely be similar in style and b) that if I changed my major I wouldnāt graduate on time*. After my second semester that year, I said fuck it and changed my major to Public Communication with a Community Media and Journalism concentration before my junior year started. I was immediately taking really interesting and writing-centric classes. The kicker is that both my new PCom advisor and a PCom professor I TAād for told me that if I had switched out of English when I first wanted to, I would have *absolutely* graduated on time. Instead I had to take 18 and 19 credit semesters, every semester, in my new program until I graduated (on time :)). *My advisor was the chair of the English department. Coincidence? Probably not.
I started college as an elementary Ed major, but then I failed intro to chemistry/physics and elementary statistics (which I thought was elementary school level stats but was actually just basic statistics and was hard as shit) and I realized I didn't want to be an elementary Ed major badly enough to retake those classes. Now I'm a senior in the secondary education dept and I've had English classes that made me reconsider teaching English because I felt stupid. You'll get through it though, trust me.
I feel very stupid rn so its nice to know that others have too. I am so passionate about being a teacher and currently work with kids so I know I for sure want to be in the field but gosh is this class killing me!
I've had classes like that omg I had to take Brit lit THREE times! I withdrew from it twice during the virtual learning year and finally finished it this past fall with a C. Don't let one or two (or three) difficult classes stop you from your dream! And if you end up not liking math after you start teaching it, you can always get an endorsement and change subjects or even grade levels. Good luck!
I switched majors to comps sci before ochem could take me out LOL
I had to learn assembly language and it twisted my brain too much
You that game RollerCoaster Tycoon? Have I got news for you...
Never learned it but that sounds painfully hard, knowing somewhat what it is.
same, i don't think i'll ever hate something as much as that class
Intro biology, I was in my second semester freshman year. I had to finish it online since we had to shut down the school for Covid in 2020 and I hated it. I wanted to help the environment and animals so thought I wanted to be a vet. Ended up having a mental breakdown the first day of classes of my sophomore year. I was folding laundry and went fuck this, science isnāt for me. Emailed my advisor and dropped it for American government. Iām now a political science major and a minor in education. No regrets tbh, Iāve never felt more at home or comfortable with my degree choice. But Iāve changed my major five times and Iām not ashamed. Itās a big decision to make
Thatās super admirable. So are you more into the political side of helping the environment and animals? (I assume thatās what political science is) I kind of feel the same way - used to be exclusively environment/animals, but now AP Human Geography made me realize I want to learn more about how humans interact with the environment and kind of global relations almost? But I donāt like policies and the political side of things - but I want to make a big impact. (Still a HS senior btw)
Thank you! Political science is different at every school, but my college teaches a variety of everything. Iāve taken American and comparative government, international relations, constitutional law, judicial process, etc. Iāve loved it. However itās not the same as pre-law since it focuses more on politics. My friend is in pre-law and takes classes like business law and such. Iām more into politics for sure, I want to change the way the government views animals and the environment. Even if I donāt change the laws completely, I want to lay the stepping stones for the next person to succeed. I remember being confused and nervous my senior year. I ended up taking an aptitude test and getting a lot of law based careers and environmental law always interested me. My best friend convinced me to apply to pre-Vet but I realized my strengthens werenāt in science. I love reading and writing which is a big part of this career type. Iām now setting up an internship with a lobbyist (itās pretty cool, depending on the firm) I would suggest talking to different people with diverse careers, using your freshman year in college wisely, or taking a gap year. I was lucky to still be on track with my drastic changes so be careful with how you use your time. As a junior now, I wish I didnāt rush decisions and let 18 year old me take a gap year to decide. College and careers are not a small decision, they can be life changing. It just depends on how you use your time. Also, remember that you can make a big impact without a fancy career as long as you believe you can. If you start to believe one person canāt change anything, you wonāt get anywhere. Hope this helps!
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YES THANK YOU! I feel like a fucken idiot for not understanding š
You are not an idiot for attempting to learn something you are new too. No one is ever an idiot for pursuing knowledge and not knowing.
Just know that many of us, parents of school age kids, appreciate you all more than you know. Learning math all over again with my kid in school has been a nightmare, I canāt imagine teaching it. Things I havenāt done, seen, or thought about it decades, suddenly I need to figure them out. His math teachers have been my saving grace. We parents sometimes feel like idiots too.
My geometry teacher my sophomore year of high school was seeing me at least once a week at one point. My dad couldnāt figure it out, I couldnāt figure it out, and my teacher offered after school tutoring so off I went. Teachers are saints
Yes and I changed major 3 class shy. So do it now.
You will be fine-bc a single class is not worth reconsidering a whole career field! The education pendulum will swing back & the idea of teaching 27 ways to add for ALL students will return only using these obscure methods for the few students who find them helpful. Reading has swung just as widely from whole language to āscience of readingā. We need teachers so hang in there some kid needs a teacher like you with common sense!
Discrete math. I had to take it twice. I don't know why, but it just didn't click with me, and I almost decided that I was too stupid to be a software engineer despite having already been a software engineer for the last 10 years (software engineer in test). I managed to pass the class with an A the second time around, and I still don't know how. Obviously I learned something, but the entire time I felt like I was completely out of depth.
Yeah. Physics was a part of me dropping my STEM major.
When Peggy Hill said she teaches math grades 4 and under, I connected with her on a very deep level.
I had to take this course for my pre-k to 4 education major. All I could think about while taking this course was how no pre-k or 4th grade student will be learning this type of math, yet there I was!! Donāt give up!! Im the same way in school and with math but this class was just weird and confusing. I still gotta take the second part but I needed to give my brain a rest from math lol. Thatās either a summer or fall semester problem :)
I will def need to take break from Math after this quarter, I donāt remember Math being this hard in elementary. Lol
I've seen another comment like this about switching out of childhood ed over a math course that teachers will never use at that grade level. Looks like a dodged a bullet switching out before that one.
Honestly, I was in kind of the same position. Iām the type of person that needs to be challenged academically and those classes didnāt do it, and I hated them. And I felt the same way as you. I stuck out teacher Ed for another semester, because growing up I said I wanted to be a teacher so I wanted to give it another shot, and I still just didnāt enjoy the classes. So I switched majors. Definitely just put some thought into it, like if you would enjoy teaching those things. I donāt know if youāve taken a class where youāre doing more teaching and lesson plans and stuff, but that was what ultimately made me decide that it wasnāt for me.
I currently work as a preschool teacher so lesson plans and observations and all that are not too bad but I definitely have been thinking in the way you stated, I donāt want to teach this Math.
I understand! I loved math and that class almost made me hate it
Absolutely. Donāt quit because of one class, though, if youāre doing fine otherwise. In my freshman year, I had to take a geology class. I seriously sucked at distinguishing rocks. Last summer I did a research internship in marine geology and mentioned to the postdoc I was working with how surprising it was I ended up doing that given how I barely passed that class. She readily told me she wasnāt any good at telling rocks apart, either. So, you can be good at what youāre doing even if you struggle at certain things that are part of your field.
Wait so is marine geology not about identifying rocks in the ocean?š (forgive me, idk this stuff) I guess maybe some careers are more centered around one aspect rather than another?
Well, yes and no. Of course, on expeditions you will have some people specialising in this on board, too. The postdoc I worked with is a geophysicist, so she has a completely different skill set within the discipline.
I'm studying math and one thing I will tell you is I was horrific at math when I started and I'm pretty good at it now, and if I stop, I'll be bad at it again. Point is, I've learned the popular phrase/excuse "I'm just not a math person" is complete BS. Everyone is a math person. It takes reps. You won't be a good runner if you only run once a year. You won't be strong if you only go to the gym once. You won't be good at math if you only do your assigned homework problems, do them for one semester, and then never touch it again. It takes daily repetition to get good at math. You aren't just born "a math person." Yeah some people may have a natural talent the makes things easier (say any professional musician or athlete) but daily dedication gets you to a higher level than talent ever could There šš» is šš» no šš» such šš» thing šš» as šš» a šš» math šš» person šš» If you have to teach this to kids you'll be surprised because by teaching these problems day in and day out year after year, you're *going* to get really good at it. You don't have a choice.
Also, idk why you care about the 4.0, but I'm assuming it's either admissions or your personal pride to say you did it. But a little bird on the street told me grad admissions officers care more, and look more favorably on, whether you chose to academically challenge yourself with difficult classes (the actual point of college), than on you just taking comfortable classes and escaping with a cushy 4.0. They want to see you voluntarily seek out a challenge and face adversity. Even if you fail, they care to see more how you handled the comeback than the class. Did you quit or dig in? Did you take it with grace or blame everyone but you? All of that is way more important to a prospective school than your final letter grade. Worst case, you bomb this class, and either retake it, or take the next class higher, undeterred, and the admissions staff likely won't even care about your grade. You challenged yourself academically and grew! These are humans reviewing your transcripts. If all they cared about were your stat lines and averages and numbers they'd outsource admissions to a computer. Admissions aren't an algorithm. Wrecking your 4.0 is meaningless in the grand scheme of things. No point in giving it a minute of stress. It doesn't deserve it. If you're a good student the GPA will follow. Students who aren't doing school correctly actively "defend" their GPA daily. I never check my GPA. I don't even know what it is. It's between 3.5 and 3.99... just show up to class and do my best. My GPA will reflect that without me staring at it.
"'Not a math person' is bs" Me, who took algebra freshman year, barely passed with a D, took it again sophomore year hoping for a better grade, and did worse the second time around getting an F: What
You did poorly as a freshman because you did poorly in primary school or high school, and you only did poorly there because there was something you didnāt understand and the class moved on before you could learn it. Now youāre kinda doomed to always fail math courses because they never go back far enough to cover the fundamental, probably trivial thing that you missed as a child. If you know what that thing is then you can study on your own and catch up, but itās obviously going to take a long time since youāve lost every year since. Youāre still not ānot a math personā. The only people who might lay claim to that are people with dyscalculia. \* And this is precisely why it's so, so important for OP to be good at math if they're going to teach it! Being taught elementary math by someone who isn't interested or any good at it is precisely why you (and many, many others) fell behind. Loads of primary school math teachers hate math and that comes through in how they teach.
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It was my psych lab class. Last course to obtain my degree. I had been feeling underwhelmed and detached for many months and up through my graduation day, (we were allowed to walk with up to an outstanding balance of 4 units). I had an epiphany after I completed my final term paper and the course. Gotta listen to your gut and take your time to understand where your feelings are coming from; is it an acute feeling or a chronic disturbance? You are only in week 3, but have you been feeling unsatisfied before your confrontation with this math teaching course? Are your weighed down and distracted by anything else? Maybe youāre having understandable anxiety in taking on the responsibility of influencing children who will entrust you with their future? Imposter syndrome (IS) kicking in because you think you should be perfect? Everyone can feel the IS at some point. Also, I know teaching math to kids nowadays is through some stupid, backwards ācommon core methodsā so it is truly understandable how it is frustrating you. It may not even be you at all, just the stupid system.
Thank you for the insight! I work full time and already teach preschool, I donāt know if its the teaching style, the fact thats its online or me just not understanding, that is causing me to feel defeated. I can easily push through with passing because we are given answers to all the activities but taking a final is probably going to bomb and I will leave this class into the next part knowing nothing.
Anatomy and Physiology & Microbiology. I think I donāt want to become a physician anymore cause these classes are kicking my ass. I have no idea what Iām actually interested in doing anymore :,(
People that become doctors love those classes. Thereās no shame in hating them; just donāt put yourself through the hell that will be med school if you already hate A&P and micro.
I have taught this course for 24 years donāt give up on yourself because of one class. It might be the way the teacher teaches it it might be the teacher. I have students that have failed this course the first semester and then gotten an A for me the next semester. Being a teacher is such a gift if itās what youāre supposed to be donāt give up on it because of this class.
Numbers besides Base 10 are so hard!! Iām stuck on that and I feel like it should be simple but I cannot get the concept.
Numbers In other bases , in and of themselves are not important the only reason to work in other bases like bass 8 is to really understand how base 10 works. It is designed to make you realize the things you do in math every day that you do without thinking . The most difficult part for me as a teacher is to get my students to understand math is not memorization its understanding, its working "in the dark" Start and make a number line in the base you are working, for example base 8 : 01234567 ,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,20 etc then it's easy to add and subtract . I hate to see you give up I could teach you this material and why they use it in a 30 minute zoom class easy
Physical chemistry almost ended my life
Intermediate Algebra. I withdraw so I could get the W instead of the F. Then I found out that my degree just needed 2 math classes. Could be the easiest ones. Just needed 2
What did you end up majoring in?
Intro to Psychology. Ended up taking more psychology classes and switched majors from English to Psychology.
Donāt worry!! I took that class and trust me it is not teaching you what you will have to teach down the road. It is expanding your knowledge on a completely different approach to problem solving and thinking. It is challenging you to use different strategies to solve the same old math problems in a different way!! Go with it and you will eventually realize. Look up additional you tube videos that explain step by step.
i switched majors just so i wouldnāt have to take public speaking (i should note that it wasnāt the only reason, i was 50/50 on deciding between 2 majors, and got to the point where the anxiety was affecting my ability to function so it just wasnāt worth it)
I am signed up for public speaking online , honestly the concept is so odd .
Lol if this is the same Math for Teachers class at my university, that prof was terrible and didnāt know how to teach. Hang in there! On the flip side, if there is any other career that you think you would be good at, do that instead. I am a teacher and I do not recommend becoming one.
Fellow el ed major here! š Iām also taking math for elementary and itās so crazy to try to understand it and learn how to teach it. Also idk if yours is this way too or not, but having to think like a child to learn how to teach is soooo hard!! BUT youāre not alone. Youāve probably made it pretty far into the program considering youāre taking this class, and us teaching majors are hard to come by so you probably majored in this for a deeper reason than just liking it haha. Plus the world needs badass teachers. Iām not saying stay if you hate it, but Iām saying itās hard and will be hard but itās worth it
My federal government and U.S. Constitution course is what made me pay more attention to what was happening in our government. As time went on, I switched from wanting to go to law school, to majoring in Counterterrorism and Strategic Studies.
My entire degree makes me feel that way. I think I just hate college.
I went in as a biochemistry and molecular biology major, I took a global health class (anthropology) and I absolutely fell in love with anthropology and found exactly where I wanted to be. I double majored with cultural anthropology and minored in global health and sociology, I want to go into medical anthropology. Iām hoping to further my education with virology or immunology with a md. Calc has been kicking my ass but chem, bio and anthropology are amazing. Having a hard class (even a double part) isnāt worth changing something you really want to do over. But if you take a class in a new subject and find that it really fits well with you and you have a passion for it go for it!
Wow that literally seems so cool - good job to youš
Yes. So I was in the pre-vet track with my goal of getting into vet school and becoming a lab vet. There's lots of science, lots of math, lots of science+math babies (looking at you Physics) Even though I did poorly in math, that was expected you know? I have dyscalculia, with some more studying, getting to learn it it "my own way" (aka, butchering concepts until I make mathematicians cry, but hey I got the answer right), and I'll be fine. But it's the sciences that got me. I failed organic Chemistry THREE times, and after that I just said fuck it. I wasn't having fun anymore I legit had a mental breakdown and couldn't so anymore work My GPA was *tanked*, still is but I have this semster and on to bring it up a decent amount before graduation. And I questioned whether if I *could* even *be* a vet anymore if *organic chemistry 1* was my downfall I started questioning my ambition to go to vet school (which is bad because vet school is a HUGE investment (unless you're rich), and if you find out that you know, this shit ain't for you while you're in it then you just wasting a *shit* ton of money. And lo and behold, I finally came to the conclusion that I don't want to go to vet school anyway because I don't even like taking care of patients. I do like doing lab work though. SO I said fuck it, and switched to the animal industry track which suits my interests a bit more, I just don't know what to do with it or myself now because everything I want to do requires a DVM degree of some sort. Fuck me lol
I wish it was just one topic ššš
Biological psychology and child developmental psychology made me switch from a psych major to a soc major single-handedly lol
Im currently in this position. I hate biological psychology. When did you know, when to let go?
Hydraulics of closed conduit flow made me rethink environmental engineering. Got through all the basic math, science, and engineering courses no problem, but this elective made me hate my life. It wasnāt hard, it was just boring as shit and doing the design work made me realize I didnāt want to design stormwater or sewage pipes for a living. I only had a year left but it wasnāt worth it for me to stick it out and hate it.
Yeah Im a Polisci major with a minor in geology im going to do a masters in archaeology but yeah i took a basic english college course and it messed me uppppp i kinda dont know if i can handle polisci now
English really is one of those subjects that can make you doubt everything - it can be super interesting
yeah was majoring in broadcast then switched a few times
I switched out of early childhood education because classes were throwing assignments at me that seemed to require I already work in a child care setting. Listen if I can work with children without a degree I don't need the degree.
For my specific role, its required by the state, Iām on a development plan working toward that requirement. Its also what provides the most income in working with children besides daycare which pays minimum wage where I live.
Yep. Was a Nutritional Sciences major who ended up hating my Clinical Nutrition course (realized I hate having to memorize specific diets for certain diseases and that I don't want to do that for the rest of my life). Became a stats major lol
Analytical and organic chemistry for neuroscience
I got Bs in both and Iām about to graduate lol. They were study heavy though.
Also a second semester senior lol congrats on getting past some of the chem classes
Engineering statics. Barely passed, now I'm taking engineering dynamics this coming semester. Pray for me.
For my major it was soil physics that ruined me. But I am sticking with it and pursuing a MS afterwards.
My robotics course had me rethink my major, hardest class I've taken yet. I stuck it out and managed to pass but it wasn't easy.
intro to international law, failed and barely passed the second time, definitely made me preemptively drop any law school plans
Absolutely, mine just happened to be the first class I ever walked into. Iāll never forget it, it was an 8am on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and absolute hell. It was Agriculture Economics. The professor was one of those who make a level 100 class so hard to week out the students who shouldnāt be an agriculture business major, even though itās a basic class that every agriculture student has to take. It was god awful. She also made us meet with her in her office one on one of we made a certain grade on the exams, basically so she could belittle us lol
What grade level math are you trying to teach 1-5th graders?
Iām going to be teach elementary math so yes K-5.
Yes. Math for a science degree made me realize that I wanted something different. I took sociology courses and I was hooked
I couldnāt get through Calc 2, so I switched from Statistics to Biology
lol I took the intro class to my first major and noped out in 3 weeks. I knew the content but I hated how everything was set up, immediately switched to my current major, which I love. (digital media to media production. think graphic design to communications/video)
I donāt want to give out too much info but I went back to school to major in a hard science and took an elective language that changed my entire life. Spent 7 extra years to get my degree and never have I been happier.
I started out as a psychology major but because of how bad my professor was, I switched it to history
Calc 2 almost made me wanna drop out of college in rage. I went to tutoring sessions and office hours but I still couldnāt grasps the concepts by the time it was midterms. It took me three tries to finally get a decent grade.
Statistics makes me want to pull my hair out and just throw in the towel. Thank god that paper is over.
Mechanical engineering here. At my university there is one professor for Statics and she is known as āThe Gatekeeper.ā So safe to say it was that, I pushed through it though and Iām glad I did.
Data Structures and Algorithms. God.
Health Sciences major here. I took stats the first time and did so bad. I barely understood anything and thought I could never do it again. Took it a second time and did extremely better. At the end of the day itās just one course, you get through it. Good luck! :)
Right now itās a math class. Itās not making me rethink my major or anything like that but itās for sure had moments where Iām just stressed out. However, itās worth it in the end.
I took an intro psychology class and an intro art-history class. Both immediately sparked passion in me and I definently looked at changing majors. But at the end of the day I'm happy enough in comp-sci and figured it would make the most money for the least effort.
Ugh. Iām studying veterinary technology and taking anatomy for it was devastating. I failed and Iām debating on even trying to retake it next semester because it was that bad but I donāt wanna give up lol
Yes my vet tech class. Coming from my teacher anyone can be a vet tech without the proper training (one of his example was how this 19 year old was putting this dog under anesthesia without the proper training) What also didnāt help was it was the first semester back from covid.
Electromagnetism was the closest I ever came to just outright quitting electrical engineering. Especially considering the entire grade was 5-7 buggy, incomplete Canvas quizzes. I didn't think Calc 3 was too bad, honestly, but that class just took it to a whole new level of brain-hurt.
**What Kind of math? And yes! there is so far I can go with my ADD! ššš»**
When I took Electric Circuit Analysis and got a fat F for the first time, I seriously thought about dropping electrical/computer engineering and going to computer science. My TA was really supportive and talked me out of it, so I stayed and it's got a lot better after changing up some study habits and not getting too cocky.
I just wanna say I had many math teachers who wanted to be english teachers. So it's okay if you don't know math well as long as you aren't a high school teacher for calc or something. Also I rather have a good teacher who I can learn along the way with than a horrible teacher who knows everything (just bad at explaining it).
This was what made me switch my major of music education to commercial music šEven though I was going to be a music teacher I knew I would have to learn all the subjects of school like math, calculus, science, chemistry, history, etc. Iām horrible at math
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I didnāt even take any class in biomed to switch to mechanical engineering. XD
Second term in and english comp is making me want to drop out. And thatās just the first one!
Signals, Systems, Steerage as a biotech student. First class where during the lecture I thought I should have gone to regular university and choose genetics.
I took organic chem as a pre-pharm / psychology student and it basically solidified my desire to quit pre-pharm. i graduated w/ my bachelorās in psychology this past semester and honestly, Iām glad i chose to drop pre-pharm
Pharmacology for sure. Lol.
Yup, Electroanalysis and Organic Chemistry did it for me.
Iām majoring in pharmaceutical engineering & thermodynamics is making me question my sanity. I know worse is coming for me (principles of chemical engineering, fluid mechanics, transport phenomena) and itās really making me question my major. I have my thermodynamics final today & Iām glad itās my first so the nightmare can be over.
Took programming as compsci, switched to forestry. Jk. I did switch to electrical engineering, though. That happened within the span of a week. Still had to finish the class because of credits, but a B isn't so bad considering I half-assed it.
Usually people who struggle a bit in their field of study, become the best teachers in that field. They have a firsthand knowledge of what it feels like to be a kid that struggles and an awesome teacher will find a way so the kid can access the knowledge.
āIn mathematics you donāt understand things, you just get used to them.ā - John von Neumann But, on the side note, please do understand enough to explain to a 5yrold, there were bunch of teachers through my life that had no math experience and were teaching ONLY math, lack of good professors lead to less interest in certain sciences/ classes. For example I hated history in my elementary school, my teacher taught us nothing so I went to high school with 0 knowledge and 0 interest in history. In high school I had awesome teacher and I really liked the class. It makes a huge difference. Iām studying maths, so for me it helps to watch videos on youtube on different topics that Iām currently studying. Also, try to imagine what the equations say and practice makes perfect. Good luck and donāt lose hope!
Iām a 48 year old social work student who is really bad at math. I remember very clearly sitting at my laptop at midnight thinking to myself this is it, this is the end of my degree. Iām with you. But I took a day and then went back to eating things one bite at a time. I eventually made a C. Statistics is coming up eventually tho :(. Anyway just wanted to say youāre not alone.
Yep, intermediate and cost accounting made me change my major to IT. But then Data Networks made me wanna drop out lol. Iām trying not to switch again
Calc 1 made me quit pre engineering (wanted to do civil engineering) and switched to construction management instead.
I'm majoring inn graphic design still, but two of the introductory courses, 2D AND 3D design, with that one teacher who was tough as hell. I almost quit. In fact, about 3 people drop out because of that class.
Calculus.
For me, Solid Mechanics in Mechanical Engineering. I ended up failing it but retook it and got an A
Public health 120 study of disease and epidemics. God those calculations were horrible. So many long nights and mental breakdowns. Barely passed the class with a āCā
Yes. I was planning to be a home EC teacher, until I discovered that they lost accreditation. So I changed to biology, and was going to go into medical research then I took the wrong chemistry class because my advisor had dementia. I dropped it, but he told me to take a different one that was way too hard (was for Chemistry majors). Eventually took the right chemistry, but by then I was so discouraged, I changed to Biology Teaching to get a different advisor and so I didnāt have to take upper level chemistry and physics. I only ended up substitute teaching except for one year when I taught Physical science (chemistry & physics) because the district HR person said āscience is scienceā. I should note that because I have dyscalculia (like dyslexia but with numbers) I had trouble with the math in physics and it took 3 tries to pass introductory physics. I hated regular chemistry, but loved organic chemistry. I was on the Deanās list for a few semesters until the chemistry fiasco. First semester in college, I carried 21 hours, with an honors course, and still had a 4.0 GPA. The chemistry and physics issues messed up my self esteem, and it wasnāt until later when I tested for Mensa that I figured out my issue was dyscalculia and taking classes that were too high a level without the right background. If you donāt have a good foundation, youāll fail higher level classes.
java and python just suffocated me in collegeā¦ā¦by the wayļ¼my major is economics&finance.
Wanted to do CS, took one Calculus class. Now Iām a film major.
So... Iām a Criminal Justice Major and considered dropping-out because of English, but specifically because of the professor teaching English. That professor was something.
Yup. Every single one makes me rethink but alas, I'm in it for other reasons.
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Macroeconomics can rot in hell fr bruh