<p>Just took my Calc 2 final and I can say that I failed the course. This might not seem so bad, but I am 21 years old, I have been attending college since 2009 and my GPA is a 2.7 which will go down to the gutter after this. I took 4 classes one was a 1 credit earth and environment class. </p>
<p>I had to drop physics, and focus all my energy on chemistry and Calc 2. Which made no difference since I still failed, and I will make a B in chemistry. The thing that gets to me is that I killed myself for calc 2 and still failed. I thought I could become a computer scientist after having changed my major to math from undecided. You see I can't take any comp sci classes UNTIL I pass calc 2 and my GPA must be above 2.7 to get into the program. </p>
<p>The only path I can still take is Applied Mathematics. But I really don't want to get a masters, I hate college, and I dread it every year. So community college is never an option.</p>
<p>I still want to learn a computer programming language so I have been teaching myself with the same book the college uses. I guess my decision will depend on whether or not I can get a job with a bachelors in applied math..</p>
<p>This might be a mean question to ask, but uh, why are you wanting to major in Math or CS if you’re struggling so much with Calculus? It seems like a strange choice.</p>
<p>Why do you hate college? Is it too challenging, do you just not like learning, do your classes not interest you? Changing schools might help you do better, depending on what’s bothering you.</p>
<p>Also, learning programming on your own is a good thing to do. If you want more than just a textbook, you could find some lectures online to help you out too. :></p>
<p>Well, at this point, you’re already almost finished with college, so there’s no point in quitting now. A degree with a bad GPA is way better than no degree.</p>
<p>Well, I chose math because I wanted to improve myself and at the same time quantify how much college has taught me. I chose computer science originally because I wanted to become better with numbers and logic. I thought I could do this.
I learned that I have clear limits to what I can do, so I will take calc 2 again but by itself. No science course to worry about or anything else just me vs calc 2 again. If I can’t get an A then I will know I’m not cut out for this. I feel I need to take one comp sci course before I can give up. I will also take calc 3 by itself and worry about the other maths and science courses down the stretch. </p>
<p>I would like to transfer to a closer college that would reduce my commute time by 50 mins but I can’t transfer to it since I have a 2.7 GPA. It offers B.A. in computer science and I don’t think it isn’t tied to any engineering school, like how my college is. So this means there would be less restrictions on the classes I take. At the moment I am not considered an engineer.</p>
<p>People transfer all the time with a 2.7 or lower . Have you tried?</p>
<p>The best way to get through a difficult course like Calc 2 is to find someone in the course, good at math and good at explaining things, and form a study group. Bribe your new friend with beer and pizza. Or head to the tutoring center.</p>