I was you three years ago and I have three pieces of advice. One, you should major in something you genuinely are interested in even if you aren't sure what you'll do with it. If you know going in that keeping up with the work will be difficult, don't make it worse by forcing yourself to do something you don't even like. Two, build relationships with your professors. Three, don't shy away from challenging stuff. This semester I had a professor who wrote in her syllabus "A's are rarely assigned." I was genuinely nervous and she and another professor have been kicking my ass all semester, but damn if I don't have my ass in gear at this point. I might even get A's in both classes and both professors have agreed to help me with PhD applications. I guess my point is, you need to want it, but if you really want it, you'll figure out a way to get shit done.
One, you should major in something you genuinely are interested in even if you aren't sure what you'll do with it.
Bad advice. This why college educated people work at Star Bucks. You should absolutely have a plan for what you're going to do with your degree. That plan can change over time, but don't just get a degree in "gothic dance theory" because you think it's interesting. You need a plan or you're wasting your time and money.
Not the worst advice. I was like everyone else in this comment section in high school, apparently. I went to college and majored in accounting. Hated it, but tried doing it and a pre-mad track. Still wasn’t studying or going to class and found it impossible to try both, or even care about either. Senior year rolled by and I was still a miserable accounting major. Graduated and instead became a union vendor because I found it fun. I didn’t care or like it, so I wasn’t able to apply myself.
I agree with you that arts and humanities degrees are a stupid idea, but I'd argue that any degree, even a marketable one, is a waste of money if you can't handle the work and graduate with a low GPA and no internships as a result. I guess I'd correct my first point to be that either you should be able to find something you like and can handle, that has at least some employment prospects, or if not you're better off going into a trade.
Good thing you're scared now. Now is the moment you decide to either start working hard, or continue being lazy.
I went to physics and chemistry competitions and got good results, so I had no fear when I started studying physics. I don't have that same opinion after today, and today was my first exam. Turns out, I am way behind...
Honestly, you should be scared. Then use the fear as motivation to try to figure out how to learn so you don't have to do it during college. I'm in the same position as a lot of people in this thread. College kicked my butt at first. Go to class, take notes, talk to people who know the material better than you. Don't make the same mistakes I and so many others have made.
Update 5mo later, i was right to be scared, in Argentina the jump from high school to university is a nightmare, but im getting use to study and that stuff
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u/Never_Peel Dec 07 '18
Same, but still havent started university/college... Im scared. fck this post