<p>So I'm an incoming sophomore and I don't really know what to do with my life. But recently I've been floating the idea of majoring in econ, and maybe going to grad school. I know doing so would require taking a lot of math — the thing is, my math career at Berkley had such an inauspicious start that it seems like I ought not continue it.</p>
<p>I'm actually better at humanities than sciences, but wasn't completely satisfied with my humanities classes so I took a lot of math second semester, which was generally a disaster. Math 54 I ended up taking pass or no pass after thinking I failed a midterm — I actually did fine on the midterm, but I definitely failed the final, so I wouldn't have gotten a good grade anyway. I took that class with a truly horrible professor, though, so perhaps it wasn't the best test of my math skills. </p>
<p>In math 53 however, I had a good professor, a good GSI and reasonable exams, and I still only managed a B. </p>
<p>So, my question is, should I take this semester as a sign that I am just not good at math and should stop considering careers that require taking a lot of it? Or would it be reasonable at all to sign up for math 55 as a way of giving the subject one last try? I actually do like math, but I know I shouldn't pursue something I have no potential in. </p>