Question by Sunny: How can I deal with college course load? how to finding a major and a purpose in life?
I’m in university right now and I’m trying to get good grades but feel like i can’t keep up with the school load. I’m taking genetics, linear algebra and microeconomics. It takes me an an hour to read 1 or 2 pages of my genetics book to actually understand the concepts. There is just so much hours in a day and i need to eat, travel to class, go to class, etc. and before i know it the day is over and i don’t get much done. I also don’t get much sleep. I feel like i learn best when I read the book (but i can’t keep up with the readings) Lectures are not helpful and neither are supplement tutoring if i haven’t read. I have all 3 midterms next week and i don’t know how to go about studying for them. The world is spinning so fast.

Everyday when I study linear algebra i spend a lot of time on it; genetics as well. Whenever i study one subject i feel like i don’t have time to study the other subjects. And that is why I’m behind in all my classes.

I feel depressed right now because i just feel like I’m going to fail all my classes. I want to be a biology major and work in the the in the science field. I know this is silly, but one reason i want to work in science is because they make a lot of money. But I’m also interested in health beauty. I’m thinking of becoming a pharmacist, make skin care products for companies(ppl say i should become a dermatologist because I’m always taking about skincare and health.), or become an optometrist, but i feel like the classes are so hard that I cant do it. my boyfriend tell me that i should just switch majors because its beyond my reach or I’m just not interested in the subject enough to continue studying science. Sometimes agree him but i don’t want to give up on my dreams. I feel really bad. I know i have a lot of soul searching to do but i don’t know where to start.

So now i’m exploring different classes outside of science. But i feel every class is almost as difficult and that i don’t know what to major in anymore.

I feel lost and hopeless in life and i don’t know what to do or how to deal with my grades. sigh……..
Can someone tell me where to begin and what i should do? how do i deal with my classes? Should i drop out of the science major?

note: I don’t want to drop any classes because i’m getting financial aid so I have to be a full time student.
I’m attending a University of California, and my school is in the quarter system so classes are only 10 weeks long.

Best answer:

Answer by mischief945
first things first take a step back and take a deep breath. You are overwhelmed and freaking out isnt going to help anything. your classes are difficult but mangible. just keep telling yourself you can do it.

I know what you are going through. I am a science major at a university as well. I have difficult classes and that good GPA is looming over my head. I also work 20 hours a week. What I always do is take a break between studying. I study for a few hours take a short break and pick it up again later, It helps get rid of the monotomy and makes it so you dont go cross eyed reading.

At my school the minimum grade to continue and stuff is like a 2.0. not as high as you might expect. Many graduate schools, like med school, are not focused on grades. It is nice to get good grades but you do not need to be that 4.0 student to get in. they like to see other things as well.
My point being it is not that big a deal if you do not do well in one class. if you did not do as well as you hade hoped sometimes you can take it again to do better.

If you decide that science is just to hard there are many other great careers out there some involving science but with less math

maybe next quarter or semester take a class in a differnt discipline instead of just science to mix it up a bit.

look up. i wish you luck and I hope every thing goes better

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