<p>Okay edad -- your last post sounds like something I can agree with. State U's are probably the most notorious for thinning the herd right off the bat.</p>
<p>My sister took physics in college years ago, and decided it was not for her. She was at a small school. Not weeded out by flunking, but just decided she didn't want to work that hard at something it that became not that interesting to her at the college level. So she weeded herself out, I suppose. She is now a pastor.</p>
<p>I have a son who has decided not to major in physics. Same reason. (He is a math major, which basically he decided to major in because it was the easiest major for him; he is done with his major except for one more course next year and mostly taking music classes and core requirements now and enjoying doing that). He didn't find physics interesting at an advanced level, though at one time he thought he might double major in math and physics (a lot of the requirements overlap). He got excellent grades in the classes he took, though. </p>
<p>Another son, my oldest, is still majoring in physics. I really don't know why. He <em>should</em> have been weeded out long ago, but he just keeps repeating classes until he gets it. Very stubborn. He is 24 and has hit a few rather large bumps in the road along the way,but it looks like he is going to graduate with a degree in physics at some point . . . We'll see. He doesn't seem, as you put it, suited for science, but yet he persists . . . I have no idea what he plans to do when he graduates. But I'll be very proud of him when he finally does graduate.</p>
<p>At any rate, do you think your daughter isn't suited to study science because she is struggling in this class? She may have to retake it, but I'm told that is not uncommon with science/engineering majors. It doesn't necessarily mean that someone is not suited for science when they have a difficulty in a class like that.</p>
<p>Anyway, we'll see what happens with my daughter. I just want to set her up to have the best experience possible, so that it becomes clear to her whether or not science is her thing. Don't want it to be because the experience of taking science class is oppressive. If she decides not to do science, I would like it to be because she realizes it is not what she wants to do, not because of a horrendous weeder class experience. It's okay if it turns out that higher level science is not her thing. But she seems interested at this point, so I don't want her to think she is not suited for it right off the bat because of the weeder approach.</p>