<p>Okay, so I been consider between pharmacy and engineering. </p>
<p>When I was young, I was always wondering how they build a plane, a car, a boat. How a plane take off, or how can a rocket can go to space while a plane can't,.........
I am very interested in becoming in engineering. But the thing is I am suck in doing math. I never doing well, I always need a help when I can't solve a math problem.
And I worry the jobs in engineering field won't be stable. I worry I can't get a good job after college. </p>
<p>On the other hand which is pharmacy. If I can become a pharmacist, I can earn a lot of money. Buying whatever I want to. But I am not interested in learning biology at all. I failed biology in high school, I never can memorize the stupid vocabs at all.
A job in pharmacy field is more stable and job less stressed. </p>
<p>I like engineering but I jealous of pharmacist got paid too much every year. </p>
<p>What should I do? engineering or pharmacist?</p>
<p>Pharmacy has a lot of memorization of biological and chemical terms but engineering tends to be math and physics heavy. I don’t think they’re realistic choices for you. </p>
<p>Have you considered going down a technical college route- say car mechanic, airplane mechanic. Airplane mechanic can be surprisingly well paid. You have a variety of licences to learn to work on various aircraft. Even marine engineering technician?</p>
<p>In all seriousness, have you looked into the military? Where you could get an interesting job with training, maybe college college credit? But won’t blame you if decide being mortared on base wasn’t in your life plan…</p>
<p>Why are these the only two career options you are considering? There are a whole lot of jobs out there that are not math or biology heavy. Why are you limiting yourself this way?</p>
<p>Pharmacy is very chemistry based which means it is math based as well.
Pharmacy is not more stable and less stressful. You are completely wrong on that.</p>
<p>Also based on all of the grammatical errors of your post, your communication skills are horrible. So I suggest you study up on that because communication skills are important across all fields</p>
<p>The way he writes is like someone who only studied English in a different country and just came to the us for college, he’ll probably improve as he goes on in college if that’s true.</p>
<p>Not all engineering majors are that math heavy. Once you get past the calc, diffeq, an linear algebra you can avoid doing that much more math. Does your “sucking” at math mean you can’t manage to pass or just that you got a B+ in calc 2 or something like that? You don’t need to ace everything, a B is fine. </p>
<p>Between engineering and pharmacy, pharmacy probably pays slightly better but it requires a lot more school and I doubt it’s more stable.</p>
<p>If math and biology are not your strong suits then I think maybe you should talk to an adviser about what other options you might want to consider. It sounds like you would be miserable in the gauntlet of courses either major would require. Are you sure there isn’t something else that interests you?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t pick on his/her English too much. S/he’ll learn really quickly. Are you in college here in the US (or another English-speaking country)? Immersion will take care of any communication problems. What’s important here is what s/he wants to do with his/her life. </p>
<p>It’s good that you’re interested in how things work. That kind of curiosity can go a long ways. Pharmacists do a fair amount of math in their schooling, so be aware of that. I have some friends who plan on applying to pharmacy school (it’s very competitive), and they had to go through Calc 2 and also organic chem, which is known to be a really hard class for any medical-oriented person. However, once you become a pharmacist, I don’t think you do too much math. One of my distant relatives is one, and she says she just does addition and ratios and stuff. </p>
<p>Do you think you could get through Calc 2 and Organic Chem and do fairly well? That’s just important for getting in, so if you can do that, then I’d say it’s a possibility you’d be able to do pharmacy, though not a guarantee. </p>
<p>Also, I think engineering jobs are quite stable, but there’s also a LOT of math, obviously.</p>
<p>Not pharmacy haha:
Engineering or not
Pros:
B.S. is enough, pharmacy takes more time
Pay is contenting
Depending on the field demand >> supply, for Pharmacy in my region there are far more graduates graduating than the industry is growing.
Less memorization ~ more unique problem solving, it’s not just the same thing everyday / less recall based and you get to think more critically (I really don’t know what pharmacy is like, but it is more tapping into memory to recall from what I perceive)
Less people trying to kill you over grades (personal experience)</p>
<p>tranbo, do you plan on remaining/working in the US, or returning to your home country. If you plan to remain here, the ability to both speak and write English well will be important to your career success, whatever path you choose to follow.</p>
<p>If you return to your home country, what employment possibilities are there for you? </p>
<p>If you don’t like math or biology, ruling out engineering and pharmacy, what about getting your accounting degree/CPA. There is not any advanced math required.</p>
<p>I plan to stay in here for the rest of my life. I won’t move back to my country.
I am trying very hard to improve my english. Not much people can understand my english when I am speaking. They said I speak too fast, I don’t know how to slow down.</p>
<p>I didn’t said that I don’t like math. Actually, I like math but I am suck at it. I always need tutoring before the tests.</p>
<p>Don’t go into pharmacy just because you think you will be paid more and that the job is more stable. Every job has an element of instability, and you could be paid just as much as an engineer, as you would as a pharmacist, depending on how good you are at your job. Why are you so worried that you won’t be able to get a job as an engineer?</p>
<p>Why are you always “stuck in doing math”? Do you have trouble with basic math? Is it mathematical reasoning that trips you up? Or is it just that it takes you a little help to learn it, but once you learn it, you’re good to go? If you’re continually struggling in things that you should have already learned (like algebra or even calculus, if you’ve already taken it), then it may be difficult to apply math in future situations, which could be a big problem. If it’s just that you learn it slower than your peers, then that shouldn’t be as big of a problem, as long as you’re willing to put in the extra work to keep up. I think it’s important that you figure out what you struggle with in math before you plunge straight into a math-intensive major.</p>
<p>Also, in my experience, chemistry and biology can be pretty rough subjects for students who’s first language isn’t English. I’m not saying that it’s impossible or that you shouldn’t do it, but it’s hard enough to take courses in English when you’re not comfortable with or used to the language. Chemistry and biology are like learning entirely new languages, and that’s hard enough for students’ whose first language is English. If you already failed biology (I’m assuming when you took it in your own language), it might be even more difficult in a new language, especially if you have trouble memorizing terms.</p>
<p>If you like engineering, I’d recommend you major in engineering. You’re more likely to put the work in to get the degree, if you actually like the subject. Figure out why you have trouble with math, and try to rectify the situation. There are often a lot of tutoring options for math classes, especially Calculus, and make sure you take advantage of all the help you can get.</p>
<p>No. I have no problem with math. I already finish algebra classes and trig on last semester. I am taking calculus 1 in the spring semester. I understand the lectures in the class, I do know what the professor taking about. The thing is sometime I don’t know what step or what I should do first and what I should do next when solving a math problem. Especially word problems, I can not understand what they are asking. And I always end up answer not what the problem want. Every time before tests, I always go to tutoring center. However, I only can get an B, sometimes an C. I never can get an A on math tests.</p>
<p>@@baktrax: Thank you. Your advice is very helpful. I think you are right. I think I will go for engineering. I should study on what I strong at. I hope I can do better in calculus.</p>
<p>It sounds like it might be a reasoning or a logic problem, maybe. Are the tests (word problems) written in your native language or English? Do you do a lot of problems on your own as practice? That might help you get used to what sorts of things they usually ask for, or get used to how problems are typically worded. Math problems tend to be fairly straightforward, so more practice and experience might help.</p>
<p>Even if you understand it when the professor does it on the board or when they do it at the tutoring center, it’s important to make sure you can solve the problems on your own. Try to do new problems, as well, so that you know you’re not just memorizing how someone else solved the problem. Every step you do (or every step you see someone else do), make a mental check that you know WHY you’re doing that step. If you get stuck, it’s okay to ask for help or check the solution, but make sure you go back and can do the entire problem by yourself. Try to do similar problems as well, for practice, as a check that you really know how to solve it. That’ll help you start to figure out how to solve the problems on exams.</p>
<p>Those words problems are in english. I usually do the problems in my text book. But it doesn’t really help since most of them are very similar to each other. And when the test come, the problems on the test is very different on the ones in the text book.</p>
(I really don’t know what pharmacy is like, but it is more tapping into memory to recall from what I perceive)