<p>I am a junior right now in university majoring in geography. I am a commuter too. Honestly, the material I am learning in the class feels so irrelevant and pointless, yet its a pain to do. I dont find ANY of my classes interesting at all. They are just plain boring as hell and I just look at my clock every minute to see if classtime is over yet. And the workload is way too much. I cannot deal with all this workload when I also work 2 jobs(I need my job because I have to pay) Even if I didnt work, I dont think I can do this much crap. For example, I was doing my homework for roman civilization class and it took me 2 hours to do 3 questions! Seriously why the hell should I be wasting time on this crap for 2 hours for just 3 questions. Im finding this really pointless. I thought geography major would be much more interesting that it is. And its already too late to change my major now because Im half way done and I already took most of my classes for geography major requirement but I cannot take this anymore. I hate my peers too. They all seem to have their own "group/clan". And dont tell me to get along with them as well because I already have my own friends and Im not interested in any of them. All my intentions are to go to class and learn. And for some reason, I just dont get the class material we are learning no matter how hard I try to listen. Yet everyone else in the class knows whats going on. One of my classes for my major requires to go on a overnight field trip. Now what kind of classes do that! Sleeping with people you dont like, taking away your work time.. wtf. Everyday is endless stress for me because of college. Is this seriously the "typical" college life? I thought college was one of those once in a lifetime awesome experiences in life? I think Im gonna go back to depression in a month or so </p>
<p>Are you sure that changing majors isn’t an option? If it’s first semester of your junior year, that’s still 3-4 semesters left where you could take requirements for a different major. Even if you’ve taken a couple geography classes, that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with it. Unless you’re almost done with major requirements, in which case I’m not sure why you would wait so long to decide you can’t stand your major? If there’s something else that interests you, look into it. See if you can fit those requirements into your remaining two years, or maybe add an extra semester if it means being happier.</p>
<p>For classes… well, it’s hard to say without seeing the work you’ve been given. Have you tried going to office hours or tutoring? You might also want to think about joining a study group, if you can put off the hatred for your peers for a bit. Especially if they get it and you don’t, studying with other students from your classes could be super beneficial, ask questions if you don’t understand things, then you’ll both get a better understanding of the material.</p>
<p>As for if it’s normal to feel like that, probably not, but it’s not that rare either. It could be some underlying condition/depression, you might have just taken on more than you can handle in terms of credits/workload, maybe you need to build better study habits, or maybe you’re at a tough school.</p>
<p>Is going part time an option? It might cost less, and you’d have more time for sleep and homework and destressing and stuff, even if it means taking a little longer to graduate.</p>
<p>Have you tried to work in the field you’re interested in? Focusing on jobs you would like to get in the future or working with people who are doing what you want to do may help you realize why you’ve doing this. It’ll be harder because you won’t have the luxury of being able to take an unpaid internship but perhaps you could find something with pay comparable for one of your jobs or you could find an opportunity for credit that could replace one of your courses.</p>
<p>It sounds like the real world will be just as difficult for you. Work involves accomplishing common goals with peers you may or may not like, and you may not even care about the goal at hand. Your job may require unexpected travel or training that you do not want to do. It sounds like an attitude change will do you wonders in and out of the academic setting. Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.</p>
<p>That being said, I don’t believe in investing a large amount of time and money into something you do not enjoy or appreciate. I would think that most of your first 2 years were general education requirements, which means you may be able to switch majors without setting yourself back - especially if you choose a major that doesn’t have a large amount of requirements or strict sequences. </p>
<p>If you really do not want to switch majors, then working in the field may help re-motivate you if you can get an internship. Sometimes our dream jobs do not have a dream path to getting there. Studying something is different from actually <em>doing</em> it on a daily basis. What did you plan to do with your degree?</p>
<p>The amount of coursework depends on the standards of the professor - you may have taken several difficult courses or difficult professors at once that are skewing your perception of what the workload should be. Joining a study group or visiting the tutoring center may help. Changes in how you approach your work can help you to get it done faster, so learning new study skills or ways of thinking through the material may be all you need.</p>