I'm in my second year of college, but I have been taking only the gen-ed and intro courses so far.
What will it be like when I get into the nitty-gritty Chem and Bio classes? Or how about high level math classes?
It just feels weird, seems like it should be easier than it seems, but somehow it doesn't.
I went to a University today to see what the curriculum would be for a Pharmacy major and HOLY crap did it look hard.
Do you really need to have a higher aptitude than most other people or should I just quit now, and find some job making decent money ---it seems like so much work. Especially when I see some people around me not going to college or not doing so great in college.
2006-11-11 05:37:46 · 11 answers · asked by Greg S 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I just graduated, and I can tell you this:
Class may look hard when you first see it, but it'll be easier than you think. If you're getting your BA, you'll be shocked that if you can write, you'll be fine.
My advice? Don't look at the course load to determine whether or not you should become a pharmacist or doctor or lawyer or teacher. You haven't gotten to the level that you need to be in order to take that class. There's a reason they don't allow freshmen to take senior classes.
Chem and Bio will be fine at the gen ed level. As you get into the more complex classes, you'll have more homework but you'll understnad more.
My advice? Don't quit now. My husband didn't graduate school, and I'm already doubling his salary. It's TOUGH to make it in the real world without a degree.
Stick with it--you're going to be happier in the end. I know you're burnt out, but you need to finish it. Who is paying for your college? If you quit now, you won't get the same scholarships, loans or parental help.
2006-11-11 05:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Start with the next level classes in these subjects and see how it goes. Remember, you're not going to be taking those really hard classes right away, you'll be working your way up to them. While courses are easier if you have an aptitude for them, they are supposed to be hard. If you really want this, you can get through it and turn it into a good job.
That said, not everybody is good at everything. If, and only if, you get into the upper level science and math courses and you really can't handle them, that's just information that this isn't your field and you need to look at another major. I'd do that before I quit. Also, volunteering or working part-time for somebody who's in the field that you want to go into will help you find out whether this is what you really want. Part of what it takes to get you through school is being sure that the end product is really where you want to be.
Honestly, plenty of people graduate from college who aren't of above average intelligence and plenty of very intelligent people never go. A degree can help you get ahead and get a higher paycheck. Some careers are just not open to you if you don't have the right degree(s), but a degree is not a magic key to success. I know people who are very successful without college and people who are not successful who have degrees.
2006-11-11 06:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by pag2809 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
College isn't hard at all. Nothing is hard,people make things hard a complecated. You just have to knuckle down and figure out what you want to do. There is a lot of peer-pressure in college. It is your decision to make wether you want to succeed of fail.
2006-11-11 05:43:23 · answer #3 · answered by 2sweeet 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If Pharmacy was easy:
It wouldn't be hard to get into.
It wouldn't take 3 or 4 years to complete
It wouldn't pay 100K plus annually.
2006-11-13 04:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me stay in college and graduate... you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life if you'll drop out... you can do it... if you put your mind to it, there 's nothing you can't achieve... just choose some other major similar to that... get your diploma if you want to have a good job and earn good money, not a desenct one... you can do it...
2006-11-11 05:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by ILuvMe 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Finish college , of you are already 2 yrs into it then I'm sure you should be able to pass the harder classes also
2006-11-11 05:41:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well what do you want to go do? Weld? Shovel sh..? Takes the work to make the bucks. Most are no smarter than you, the curriculum isnt designed to flunk people, put in the time and youll make it.
2006-11-11 05:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by David B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO! Just work hard. Are you afraid of hard work? If you are you will go no where in life.
2006-11-11 05:46:17 · answer #8 · answered by rabatvilla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think life is easy?
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if you think college is hard....wait till life in general
2006-11-11 05:41:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you're this stressed already yo never gunna make it....
2006-11-11 05:40:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋