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« on: 01/28/08, 12:49 AM » |
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Right now I'm a freshman and my major is business. The problem is I don't like math and I'm struggling to pass my precalculus course. This caused me to lose interest in business. I want to explore my options but haven't really taken a variety of courses other than those required for graduation. If it helps, I'll be playing intramural basketball this semester and maybe work at an animal shelter during the summer. I do have an interest in both sports and animals. I have lots of friends to talk to so I'm not alone, but none of them can really help me since they're not in my situation.
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Chris
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« Reply #1 on: 01/28/08, 12:54 PM » |
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I had a lot of friends that wanted to be a business major when they first got to college but ended up in the same situation that you're in. One of the easiest transitions is from business to econ, many of the basic courses are the same and many of the same principles are you. I'm not sure if you've lost interest in business completely or just want to take less math intensive classes. If the later is the case you might want to look into becoming an econ major.
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« Reply #2 on: 01/28/08, 04:43 PM » |
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I'm currently taking my second econ course and I'm doing well in the class. The subject matter is easy for me to understand, but it seems there are more career options with getting a business degree than specifically an econ degree. Sometimes it feels like I have to sacrifice between doing something that is practical and helpful towards my future career or doing something unusual and not well known but something I enjoy. For instance, I love animals but don't see many jobs in that area. I like sports but those jobs are very difficult to get into.
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ian
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« Reply #3 on: 01/28/08, 08:59 PM » |
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Have you tried going to your adviser? I would basically just tell them what you said here and see if he/she can direct you to a more appropriate major. I was a computer science major and ended up dropping it because of the math as well. In all honesty though, don't think that just because you are a certain major it will prevent you from getting a job. Ultimately getting a job is all about who you know, and how you network. Getting an internship junior/senior year is also very helpful.
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« Reply #4 on: 01/29/08, 02:22 AM » |
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Chris, so what did you end up majoring in? Anyway, future networking and socializing doesn't appear to be a problem, since I have friends and acquaintances in college and also those younger than me who are still in high school. I know people who can help me with getting work experience and there are already places I have in mind. The issue is that the classes I'm taking don't interest me and it's too late to drop out without affecting my grades. I feel like I'm in danger of not passing one of my classes, and it's been getting harder to even come to school because I'm doing well in other activities such as basketball and I'm making much more friends than I ever did.
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ian
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« Reply #5 on: 01/29/08, 08:41 PM » |
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My advice would be to go to the professor for the class that you are having trouble in. Let them know that you are having difficulty and would like to know what you can do to ensure you get a good grade. A professor won't fail you if they know you are making a consistent effort.
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« Reply #6 on: 01/30/08, 03:28 AM » |
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Well, I can withdraw from my class and not have it count as a failure. A withdrawal doesn't reduce my GPA, I just will lose credit hours. My questions were directed towards the future. I have the whole semester to decide on my new major and what path to pursue. It's mostly a matter of motivation because last year I spent all my time helping out a friend who was really struggling in life. She's a year younger than me and she will probably go to my college next year. I want to take a class with her to help her transition and see what interests me. It's just hard to finish up this semester because I put everything on the line last year to help out my friend, including backtracking and taking a class a grade level below me so I would be in the same class as her.
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Chris
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« Reply #7 on: 01/30/08, 01:48 PM » |
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I agree with Ian that your major does not matter as much as you think it might. While it might be easier to get a job with a business degree instead of an econ degree many of the jobs that you enter into in the business world will take people from any degree, all you need to do is pass your series 6 and 7 and I think and then from there on out it's all just based on performance. Also, if you like sports I know many schools offer a sports management degree which combines both sports and business and often times you get some pretty cool internship options. Personally, when I went to college I was undecided but was leaning more towards a political science/history major (basically no math at all) and then ended up switching to civil engineering which is pretty math intensive but work that I could actually see myself enjoying.
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