Hi guys,
I’ve never really posted on this website and am sorry if this is in the wrong section. I am in my second year at university. I accepted at the very best school/program I could get into but didn’t realize exactly how difficult it would be. My friends back home seem to be having a lot more fun and getting better grades. It’s really bothering me. I feel like there is no reward for hard work. Im barely passing this semester and have a D in one class yet study on the weekends, during breaks, and have a tutor. I have barely managed to maintain a 3.0 in uni and think it will lower after this term. I am scared my dreams of graduate school are ruined. To hopefully fix this, i am considering taking an extra semester so I can reduce my course load. I’m also embarassed I may need to do this. I’m worried I’ll fail a class. I’m considering switching into humanities and am hoping that it would be easier and increase chances of grad school acceptance. Is it better to take an easier major/go to an easier school? Does anyone else feel this way? Like they can’t hack it. Thank you for reading all this.
What type of grad school? if you are doing poorly as an undergrad why are you thinking about an advanced degree.
With a few exceptions you get a master’s degree in the field you do your undergrad in.
I am considering an MBA or urban planning.
An MBA requires 2+ years of work experience and that type of work requires internships. Your top university must have a killer career center and networking opportunities - participate. Register right now and go to every workshop and career fair you can.
What are you majoring in?
What class are you getting a D in?
Graduating in 9 semesters isn’t the end of the world. For some majors, 10 semesters is the norm (Engineering).
Hi! I’m in a special program studying urban planning and environmental science and minor in Portuguese. Many people go into architecture, city planning. I have an internship I got for the summer as a city planner and will probably help look at air quality too. I got it before bombing this semester which is a relief. I am failing a course I need to take in environment- environmental philosophy and have a C in my planning course which ironically is my favorite class. I know a lot of people taking extra time but my roommates always make fun of them as lazy and dumb so I’m embarassed.
Hopefully you have plans for other roommates next year.
Don’t listen to your current ones. Do your best, go to office hours, tutoring, work hard, plan for lighter semesters (and it’s normal to take longer for the B.Arch, isn’t or designed for 10 semesters?)
In your posting history you were considering Boston University and McGill. Is it one of those schools?
Hi, it depends what year you enter as (IB/AP). I have one more question. How bad is it to withdraw from a course? I withdrew from 1 my first year due to a very rough start to uni. If I withdraw from two or three total over the course of four or five years, will employers pass over me?
If you can drop before the withdraw date, it’s better since the class doesn’t even “appear”. However a couple W’s is okay.
OK, graduate school isn’t a ‘dream.’ Graduate school is a means to an end - a vehicle to get you where you want to go, not the destination itself. What kind of career do you want? Do you need graduate school to do that?
Those are the questions that will help you decide whether or not it makes sense to change your major because of grad school. It’s okay if you don’t know your answer yet; in that case, you should study what interests you with an eye towards getting experiences that will help you decide. The city planning internship sounds like a good one.
Don’t assume that humanities classes are going to be easier. it depends on you and how you think and process. For example, if you don’t like writing and/or aren’t a good writer, you will struggle in a humanities major. Take a class or two in the field before you switch to it.
every premed does this. They take the easy electives just so they can boost up their GPA