Here is my situation. I just finished first year university for a mechanical engineering degree. Now the problem is that the degree is all about physics, now I don't mind physics but it does not exactly motivate me, so my study habits plummeted, and i just barely got by first year. All my friends quit the program, and honestly so do I, but I have NO back up plan, and I don't wanna waste a year, and at the same time my parents are so proud of what I'm doing, and well i know its my life but I do believe i owe my parents some thing for them sacrificing their lives and enjoyment for me to have a better life. If I told them I wanted to quit they would support my 100% but I know deep inside they would be crushed and emotionally torn, and well I don't want to do that to them. Its all very dramatic... Can you guys gimmie some advice or some personal experience to help me in making my choice. Should I just suck it up and do the degree? Oh BTW I'm taking a summer course and if I don't get the 60% I'm suspended for 8 months, and well right now its 50/50. I have my second midterm Thursday and well if don't do well then I have till Monday to withdraw or else... Some opinions would certainly be appreciated
I am/was in a similar situation. Just finished first year at uni after taking a couple of years away from education and found that I did not enjoy my course, got straights A's first term then 2nd term, well.. I don't know yet, but there will be a few pass-scrapings there hehe. Anyway, my university is quite relaxed when it comes to changing degrees (especially to a similar one) so I changed to one that is just about to start which I believe I will enjoy much more. (From economics to management and enterprise) Very happy about my decision, don't know if you have a similar option?
Well there are many other engineering degrees I can easily jump to but it's all the same stuff, and its not really the fact that I hate it its just that it does not motivate me, and that has really killed my study habits to virtually none. Maybe i should just accept that as we grow older we have to deal with stuff that is boring but has to be done?
Trust me i know how you feel. I am only 16 but of high expectations for myself and from my family. My parents really want me to go to college to become a Pharmacist. Thing is school work is just getting way to hard for me. As of now i am a junior in high school and next year my schedule is: AP Calculus AP Enviormental Science Advanced Math Topics in Literature Physics CADD Financing ECT. I no that i have wandered off topic but i am trying to get to my point. That point being, all the work maybe tough but you will never become successful by quitting. And i hope that some day all my hard work and your hard work will pay off for both of us.
In spite of knowing the fact that your parents would love to see you complete the course, you are not able to motivate yourself to go all hog at it. This simply shows that however hard you try, you are not able to develop liking for this course. My advise would be....to try and give your best shot in the exam and if you cannot make it, explain your position to your parents and have a honest discussion about your interests with them, to be able to find a good way for the future. Regards, RightMan