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fluridcubeI have officially given up hope on it after a horrible showing on my bioenergetics test. It just seems that my brain is incompatible with these courses. Fortunately, I have just returned from a quite helpful session with Dr. Sampson, with who I was seeing so that he could approve my entry into the Chemistry Minor program. Talking to him about the problems I was currently experiencing and my wish to transfer to a more liberal side of the liberal arts and sciences, specifically English, which I had talked about with my mother earlier in the day, helped immensely. He suggested that I use my current Biology courses to obtain a B.A. in biology (I would only need one more course) then double major in English, which would give me a good chance at becoming a technical writer if I wished to pursue that route. It would also have not made the past two years of my life horrible wastes of time, as I wouldn't be doing nothing with those credits.
I think that writing is part of why I am burnt out in the sciences, since I have done very little so far. I have always liked to write. Even last year I would forgo my other classes to complete assignments for the creative writing class I was taking, despite it being pass/fail. Now, I understand that an English major wouldn't be much creative writing at all, but even then I feel that I do better writing out long essays and than being confined to multiple choice and gross memorization, which I have always been horrible at. I would also have to brush up on my grammar, as it has never been a particularly strong suit of mine.
Following this route would doubtlessly keep me in college for at least three more years --as well as burdened with a large number of loans-- but I feel I can accept that responsibility. I think the hardest obstacle would be my father and the guilt he will throw my way in an attempt to keep my in Biology. It will all just be some difficulties I will have to contend with, but they all seem considerably better than spending my last year at school miserable by staying in something that wouldn't allow me to advance much further beyond the initial degree.
I think that writing is part of why I am burnt out in the sciences, since I have done very little so far. I have always liked to write. Even last year I would forgo my other classes to complete assignments for the creative writing class I was taking, despite it being pass/fail. Now, I understand that an English major wouldn't be much creative writing at all, but even then I feel that I do better writing out long essays and than being confined to multiple choice and gross memorization, which I have always been horrible at. I would also have to brush up on my grammar, as it has never been a particularly strong suit of mine.
Following this route would doubtlessly keep me in college for at least three more years --as well as burdened with a large number of loans-- but I feel I can accept that responsibility. I think the hardest obstacle would be my father and the guilt he will throw my way in an attempt to keep my in Biology. It will all just be some difficulties I will have to contend with, but they all seem considerably better than spending my last year at school miserable by staying in something that wouldn't allow me to advance much further beyond the initial degree.
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Date: 2006-03-13 05:40 pm (UTC)If you have questions about being an English major I've been there and done that so feel free to ask.
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