Changing the path?

Question

Recently, I moved to a new city to pursue education at a university. I'm considered a junior, 3.5 GPA, and doing okay. I decided to take 2 courses not to overload myself with this semester, one of the courses is a repeat (chemistry) because I wanted to do something in the sciences. I took part one of gen chem at a JuCo, and Im retaking it to relearn the material.

I finally decided that I want to do something in the business field, such as marketing, finance, accounting, etc. Neither of these classes will go towards anything on that degree path.

Work is killing me and I hardly have time for homework because of the acclimation needed for this city.

Should I drop the courses and pay back my loans and wait for the summer, or keep going with these classes (that are kicking my *** as we speak)?

Answer 1

I would recommend you finish the class. Because first, it looks bad that you drop from classes on your transcript. Second, if it is a stafford student loan, then you dont have to pay the loan company back until you graduate from college (so no worries there, but make sure). I know its hard working and going to school, but consider taking one summer course in business: I recommend Economics or Accounting 1. If you do well, continue with that path. If that doesnt work for you, at least you didnt waste this semester by dropping classes. I'm serious, I had cold feet my junior year, and I wanted to change my major from IT to Business, but I realized that if I dropped out, I would lose money and time which would prevent me from graduating ( I dont want to be in school forever). I took one business class in conjunction with IT courses, and I realized business was not challenging enough for me, even though there is more demand for business degrees. I ended up finishing my degree in IT. And I will go get my MBA (which is much more challenging) so I can have diverse degrees. I'm using that business course I took as a prequisite to my MBA.