<p>So currently I'm a freshman chem major who is considering a prepharmacy route like getting into a pharmacy school within 3 years. I chose chemistry because in high school it was one of the few things I liked as well as felt very comfortable with. Because I'm prepharmacy though, I had to take chemistry again even though I got AP credit. What I thought would be my blow off class turned out to be what keeps my GPA down. I wonder how I will know if I should change my major/career choice since I can't even do well in a course that I already should have credit for. The problem is though I never was good at anything else and chemistry was like the only thing I felt I excelled in high school. I'm a horrible math person, didn't do well in accounting, and hated psychology. I really wanted a major that could lead me to a well paying job as well as something I know I could do. My mom is now encouraging me to just get a degree instead of focusing so much on a certain job. So with some thinking back to how much I like studying languages and cultures, I thought of a degree in something like Middle Eastern studies. Only problem is most of the jobs are translator (very low paid) or something in the government but I don't know if I'd be suited for that since I'm not into politics. So does anyone have any advice on this major or maybe if I should still keep on trying in chemistry?</p>
<p>Well, high school chemistry and college chemistry is way different...so don't beat yourself up. Since you are so bad in math, which pharmacy definitely requires a great deal of, maybe you shouldn't become a pharmacist. You might hurt a lot of people...especially if accounting arithmetic was so hard. How did you do so well in chemistry if you're not good in math?</p>
<p>Government is NOT all about politics. Who gave you that idea? There are all types of careers in the government. Maybe not the highest paying in the beginning, but the benefits far outweigh the pay when it comes to the private industry.</p>
<p>Your mom is correct in "just get a degree in SOMETHING", but you will be happier if you study what you like. What else do you like? There are other majors than just chemistry, psychology, and accounting. Middle eastern studies sounds interesting...make sure you study the languages that go along with it.</p>
<p>A major does NOT have to correlate with a certain job/career. I have a degree in psychology and work in IT (I am getting a master's degree in IT to be more credible though).</p>
<p>Lastly, translators are not lowly paid...they are one of the highest paying jobs (depending on what language you speak). You can usually set your own hours and travel a lot too.</p>
<p>Translators are lowly paid UNLESS they are really, really, really good.</p>
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<p>My advice: take your GenEds right now, and see if you stumble upon something you like. I agree with veryspoiled; a major does not have to lead directly to a career. Most do not. I know you felt like you didn't really like anything other than chemistry in high school, but your college classes may be very different. For example, my high school history classes, save one, were awful. But I'm a history major now, and I love my classes. Just because the classes you've taken thus far have been boring/not your thing doesn't mean that you won't find it eventually. Just do some experimenting, and you'll figure it out eventually.</p>
<p>Oh I couldn't do stand/do accounting because if you make one tiny mistake you have to start all over and I make lots of tiny mistakes. Somehow the math in chemistry was relatively easy since it was just algebra based. I liked chemistry because of the math but I don't like math that would be required for say engineering majors. I do have one question veryspoiled...how did you get into an IT field with a psychology degree? Because I thought the whole point of a major is to lead you to a job in that field of study.</p>
<p>I got into web design at an early age (12), and I'm now 22. My mother and I came up with a resume when I graduated from high school and while I went to college, I worked for my state's government as an intern. I got experience in all types of things...database design, IT support, web design. I DID start out as a computer science major, but heard all the bad things about having a career in IT and changed my major (about 20 times). I ended up with a psychology degree and had all this IT experience. No one wants to hire me with all that IT experience in any other career field. So, I decided to stay in IT because I realized that's what I love to do...working with, fixing, and discovering new things about computer technology. Also, no one in private industry wants to hire me without having a degree in IT and I don't necessarily want to work for the government for the rest of my life, so I'm getting my master's too.</p>
<p>Also, chemistry DOES require higher math...advanced calculus, linear algebra, differential equations. And where I live certified translators make good money...like I said before depending on what language...can start at $63,600 a year working for the courts.</p>