2nd year Chemical Engineer SOS

<p>Chemical engineering is the hardest thing i've ever done in my whole entire life.
140, to be exact</p>

<p>this class is like a black hole. Nothing helps
office hours doesnt help, doing hw doesnt help, etc.</p>

<p>I have a huge midterm this friday and my performance on this midterm determines whether or not I can continue being Chem E. I have never before felt so stressed out in my entire life, because I literally feel like I dont know anything. </p>

<p>I also feel like I cant do anything, and am completely helpless. </p>

<p>Part of me just wants to transfer completely out of college of chemistry, but it's already been 3 semesters. I've already come so far, so I dont want to transfer out. At the same time, I dont feel like I can continue this, even though a lot of ppl have told me that 2nd year chemical engineering is the hardest year..</p>

<p>i am almost on the point of a nervous breakdown.</p>

<p>sometimes I think about how much easier life would be if i were just dead, even though I would definitely never do anything of the sort.</p>

<p>I am so stressed.
cannot reiterate this enough. I really want to continue though, because I dont want to go to grad school. Additionally, due to its potential as an extremely lucrative major, chemical engineering is even harder to give up.</p>

<p>I really want to transfer to another major.
Become a professional translator or something overseas somewhere in Asia(China, Japan, etc.). But if i change majors now, how can I graduate safely within the 4 year span?</p>

<p>I really do not know what to do . I have never felt so helpless in my entire life.
The fact that our professor is purposely trying to fail 30~40% of the class is additionally turning my days here at berkeley into a merciless inferno of desolate horror</p>

<p>They wont fail 40% of the class, chill out. And even if you fail just stick it out, keep going and retake this class if needen. I heard of a guy who failed cheme 140 twice, kept going and passed all the rest of the cheme classes, now he still needs cheme 140 to graduate. Go figure</p>

<p>Change your major now. I was in the same scenario and now that I’ve transfered, my quality of life has SKYROCKETED. Seriously, it’s NOT WORTH risking your personal being over some stupid-ass major. Also, if you hate the intro class, why the hell do you think you’re going to enjoy the next 2.5 years of your life?</p>

<p>Also, if you can take this summer to do the beginner series for Japanese, you’re good to go in terms of graduating…</p>