<p>Hello,
If youre not good at something should you still continue on with it? I hear countless of times that yo should continue it anyway but when it comes to choosing a CAREER, does that rule still apply?</p>
<p>I ask this because I just started college. My parents are forcing me to do nursing but unfortunately I have no passion for it. For some reason I am attracted to Chemistry. I Know it is ALOT of math and I am extremely weak in that area. But I feel that if I ever do get the hang of things it would be worthwhile.</p>
<p>That is...if I ever do get it. For me I am extremely afraid of math. It is very hard for me to get the concept and in my college ciriculum I am behind on my math placement, but I am willing to work hard to get it.</p>
<p>But does that hard work actually pay off? With a Major basically engraved in math will it eventually come to me? If I work hard enough does my effort work?</p>
<p>I know I am everywhere with this post but I dont really know how to explain it. I am not asking for sympathy here, rather helpful tips or advice from personal experience. Did you overcome this obstacle or do you suggest doing something else?</p>
<p>Tell your parents to eff off unless they want to come to your school and do your work for you…that’s what I think of parents who force their kids into majors.</p>
<p>If you have passion for a subject then you’ll grasp it quickly even if you’re weak in it. For ex. I’m a math guy and I dominated US Govt. in HS because I had a passion for it (ended up scoring a 5 on the AP test and didn’t even take the AP class).</p>
<p>More recently I’m doing EE and I’m sort of at that point where the material I’m having to go through is mind numbing boring. I like EE still just not the difficult boring part. So I slog through anyways.</p>
<p>I’ve been through similar pressure. Just remember, it’s YOUR life and nobody else’s. As long as your family sees you succeed in whatever you choose, do what you love.</p>
<p>“When there’s a will, there’s a way.” If you are passionate enough about something, you will find a way to achieve your goals.</p>
<p>Wait if you and Queenthethird are majoring in the same thing then he is not a reliable source. He could be trying to give you bad advice so you won’t take his job opportunities. </p>
<p>And he is wrong, you shouldn’t tell your parents to eff off. If you want to major in something else, that is fine. But if your parents decide not to help finance your education if they do not agree with your major, they have the freedom of doing that as well. It sounds like you want to do something quantitative, so that might not be an issue. I side with the parents in most cases where a kid was going pre med and decided to go art history because it was easier. </p>
<p>If you are bad at math because you have bad foundations built by grade school teachers that didn’t know what they were doing, that is fixable and you could one day become an expert at math. </p>
<p>If you are bad at math because of an undiagnosed disorder then maybe you won’t ever be the best at math.</p>
<p>"More recently I’m doing EE and I’m sort of at that point where the material I’m having to go through is mind numbing boring. I like EE still just not the difficult boring part. So I slog through anyways. "</p>
<p>Same here. EE, and preparing for the hell that comes with it. But hey, upon graduation i will be making big $$$ and doing cool stuff so i buckle down and do the work</p>
<p>Anyway, if it’s a matter of not knowing math, that’s easily fixed. Start taking math classes at the base of what you know. Don’t try to skip ahead, because math builds on itself. If you don’t have a strong foundation in it, it makes it difficult to learn more advanced things. </p>
<p>Also, I second not telling your parents to eff off. Are they paying for your education? If so (and even if not) they deserve a lot more respect than that. Have a serious conversation with them at the end of the year. Take a chemistry class this semester or this year and show them that you can do well in it. As a freshman, you don’t have to declare your major right off anyway.</p>
<p>You can do Chemistry if you truly want to. Math classes in college are admittedly difficult, but you don’t need some natural gift to do well. I myself hate math with a passion and struggled with it during all of high school. However, you must know your resources and use them well. All I did was take a few hours out of my immense amount of free time as a college student to attend office hours, tutoring sessions, ect. On top of that, I made sure to pick a teacher that had a good reputation. I made sure to pick a teacher with great teaching abilities and although it was still difficult for me, I managed to succeed (by my own standards at least). </p>
<p>There’s no way around the math thing. Whether its just a basic Calculus requirement or a multivariable class for advanced Chemistry, you will be encountering math. If Chemistry is your true passion, go ahead and do it. Explain to your parents that its not the end of the world. Maybe, if your interests shift, you might actually attend graduate school for nursing. Nobody knows yet =/ Anyone’s interests can shift upon entering college. I’ve known Chemistry majors who have dropped out of the major, not wanting to have anything to do with it after experiencing their first college Chemistry course. I’ve known others, who after attending Chemistry lab found that they have a passion for the subject. One day, you will be considering your options, considering your passions, your financial situation, what kind of future you would like to have, ect. After weighing all those factors, you might finally be able to determine what career you want to go after. And who knows, you might change your mind again. -___- I’m finding that to be a very repetitive story in my own college experience, but its kind of fun to know you have so many options.</p>