Sunday, November 4, 2007
I've spent a fair amount of the weekend using Excel, RPI Scheduler, and the Course Catalogue to try to figure out what I want to do with my life. To put it simply, it's not going well. I can't make up my mind about anything and when I do I second guess it. I started out thinking "Hey, I'll dual major math and physics." I worked it all out, found just enough room for every class without overloading myself, and then I started to think about computer science with computational mathematics. This combination gave me an easier set of courses, but is less interesting to me. In my quest to find a concentration of applied physics that was interesting to me and applicable to a job field, I came back to the thought that crosses my mind whenever I think about majors. Why am I not an engineer? I'm not because I didnt apply as one, and now I've convinced myself to stick with what I started with. But I'm having second thoughts. And if I don't make up my mind soon I will justbe wasting credits on classes I dont have to take. I just feel like I can't decide without taking the classes and I can't take the classes without deciding. College is frustrating
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are there anymore core classes you can take that apply to more than one major?
ReplyDeletecomputer science is cool. i should have majored in that..
dont worry erin. youll get a job and everything will work out ok in the end.
It's way too early in your college career to be so frustrated! You shouldn't have to decide, after half a semester, what you want to do yet.
ReplyDeleteI suggest you take a course that helps you decide. If you end up using it as an elective, so be it. And if you end up with a single major or no minor, so be it again! I'll call you tonight.
Love, Mom ;)