<p>Hello,
I studied at UIC for 2 years and I recently transferred to the college of engineering at UIUC. I always loved science, but I'm really not liking these engineering courses. It is just a huge jump from UIC to UIUC. I was getting good grades there, but now I'm below average at UIUC. It's really bringing my confidence down. It's mostly physics that bothers me, which is the majority of the classes. I really enjoy biology, math, and chemistry though.
This past semester has really brought my GPA down and I'm afraid that I won't be able to find any jobs with a low GPA. Everyday I wish I was a biology major. But I'm a junior now and it's too late for me to change majors.
I was really excited about my major, bioenvironmental engineering, but I'm starting to think I would be really bad at it and that I would hate my job.</p>
<p>I don't really know what my options are at this point. Should I just suck it up and hope it gets better?</p>
<p>Well, there’s a couple of things you can do. One, you can switch your major to something else and graduate later. Two, you can stick with your major and go to graduate school in biology or another science related field (the transition shouldn’t be too hard since you are already doing a major that is heavy on science). Three, you can hope that things get better since physics, as far as I’ve been told, can really be an exciting field once you get past a few rough spots. Lastly, bioenvironmental engineering seems like such a great field! It’s relevant, important, and incorporates everything you said you love.</p>
<p>What was your major at UIC? Many of the general science courses though are not easy and some are weed-outs. General Physics has a nasty reputation, and I know many who took the course at community college to avoid it at UIC. Science classes in general are not easy. The average grade in most of them is B/C. </p>
<p>If you haven’t taken a lot of science type classes before it will take an adjustment. The average GPA of a science/engineering major is less than a liberal arts major. In terms of finding a job, good connections and experience are extremely important. You should be looking for your summer internship now because your major is very specific and there may not be a huge demand for it. The market has way too many biology majors.</p>