How's School?

[the-pi-guy]

I have scheduled my next semester.  
Wasn't able to take that Assembly class, but I will take that next fall probably.  

What I did get scheduled for was a Linear Algebra class, Physics, the next CPS class and an English class.  

[the-pi-guy]

Really excited for next semester.  

CPS sounds pretty exciting.  The teacher was saying we would learn C++ in 4 weeks.  Which would be pretty cool.  

Physics will be great I think.  Think it will be pretty easy.  
The school book store was selling the book for 140$ used.  Amazon had it for 10$ with prime shipping.  

Math will be good too.  

English, I'm currently signed up for a class.  I'm thinking that I might switch to a different one though.  

[ethomaz]

I have some news.

You know I'm graduated in Computer Science (2004) but I choose to back to university again to graduate in Law School lol
Yeap Law School.

I made the test and I was approved in 4th place with 83%... I just made the test for fun and ended getting into the Law School.

Now in 5 years (or less) I will be ready to be lawyer (well I won't work in that area to be fair I will stay working with IT at IBM).

Weird, no?

Edit - I start next year in February... way less time to play games with work + school

[Dr. Pezus]

I have some news.

You know I'm graduated in Computer Science (2004) but I choose to back to university again to graduate in Law School lol
Yeap Law School.

I made the test and I was approved in 4th place with 83%... I just made the test for fun and ended getting into the Law School.

Now in 5 years (or less) I will be ready to be lawyer (well I won't work in that area to be fair I will stay working with IT at IBM).

Weird, no?

Edit - I start next year in February... way less time to play games with work + school

Why do you want to study that if you don't want to work as a lawyer lol?

[ethomaz]

Why do you want to study that if you don't want to work as a lawyer lol?

Because I like to know things... I like to study... after I will do another one I guess.
And maybe in the future I work with that too... I don't know.

[the-pi-guy]

Nothing hurts like seeing an F added to the gradebook, for an assignment that you forgot to turn in.  

Think I was going to turn it in a few days earlier, but I wanted to try to make it better, but then I forgot to get back to it.  

[the-pi-guy]

I feel like I have a harder time with 100 level classes than I do with 200 level classes.  

[Riderz1337]

pretty sure I'm going to fail this semester.

I have an accounting exam tomorrow at 4 PM and I haven't even started studying. I have absolutely no motivation whatsoever to study. I iced up and will probably drop out of college.

[the-pi-guy]

pretty sure I'm going to fail this semester.
I have an accounting exam tomorrow at 4 PM and I haven't even started studying. I have absolutely no motivation whatsoever to study. I iced up and will probably drop out of college.

How bad is failing?

I did pretty bad my first semester.
I tried to
-take all online class (which doesn't work because I'm not always that motivated to do stuff)
-take classes I didn't enjoy
-work full time and school full time.  

Got a very terrible GPA, and the following semester I actually managed to more than double my semester GPA.  

[Riderz1337]

How bad is failing?

I did pretty bad my first semester.
I tried to
-take all online class (which doesn't work because I'm not always that motivated to do stuff)
-take classes I didn't enjoy
-work full time and school full time.  

Got a very terrible GPA, and the following semester I actually managed to more than double my semester GPA.  

I'm taking 4 courses, 2 of which I have already done once but didn't get a high enough mark (I need 65+, not sure what that is in GPA terms but it's basically a C+ or higher).

The course I'm about to fail is Accounting, which I already took before but I literally never paid attention in class or just straight up didn't go so it feels like I'm doing it for the first time. I have like a 25-30% in the class so far and the final exam is worth 45% so really the only way I can get a 65+ in this course is if I get almost perfect on the exam, and I'm looking at some of the questions to study right now and have no clue what's going on. Same shame as last time I took it, I rarely went to the classes and barely paid attention even if I did.

My 3 other courses are decent enough I guess but I don't even care at this point. I'm so uninterested in the courses I'm taking and the only reason I'm doing this is because my parents would just love for me to have a job where I dress professionally and work in an office... The thing that sucks is if I tell them I don't like what I'm studying right now they'll ask me what I do want to study and honestly I have no fudgy clue. I feel lost right now. No idea what I'm going to do in my future.

I work as a grocery clerk (stocker) at a store atm and I fear that is what I will be doing for the rest of my life. Earning minimum wage and barely getting by.

I have two other cousins here in Canada and one of the graduated top of his class at a reputable school and now works at EY (Accounting firm) and my other cousin goes to the same school and is getting really high marks as well. It's so fudgy annoying having people tell me why I can't be more like them. Nothing pisses me off more.

[the-pi-guy]

I'm taking 4 courses, 2 of which I have already done once but didn't get a high enough mark (I need 65+, not sure what that is in GPA terms but it's basically a C+ or higher).

The course I'm about to fail is Accounting, which I already took before but I literally never paid attention in class or just straight up didn't go so it feels like I'm doing it for the first time. I have like a 25-30% in the class so far and the final exam is worth 45% so really the only way I can get a 65+ in this course is if I get almost perfect on the exam, and I'm looking at some of the questions to study right now and have no clue what's going on. Same shame as last time I took it, I rarely went to the classes and barely paid attention even if I did.

My 3 other courses are decent enough I guess but I don't even care at this point. I'm so uninterested in the courses I'm taking and the only reason I'm doing this is because my parents would just love for me to have a job where I dress professionally and work in an office... The thing that sucks is if I tell them I don't like what I'm studying right now they'll ask me what I do want to study and honestly I have no fudgy clue. I feel lost right now. No idea what I'm going to do in my future.

I work as a grocery clerk (stocker) at a store atm and I fear that is what I will be doing for the rest of my life. Earning minimum wage and barely getting by.

What kinds of classes have you taken?  

[Riderz1337]

What kinds of classes have you taken?  

Microeconomics, Income Tax 1, Accounting and Business Information Systems.

[the-pi-guy]

Microeconomics, Income Tax 1, Accounting and Business Information Systems.

Here's what I would do if I were in your position.
Take a break from your businessy classes.  I don't know if you're at a business-only school or what.  

But if you can take other courses, do so.  

Look for classes that are different from anything you've taken and sound interesting.
My college has all these and a few more.  
-Computer Science
-Anthropology
-Chemistry
-Physics
-Math
-Biology
-Music
-Art
-Engineering
-Philosophy
-Sociology
-Psychology
-Politics

There's a lot of different types of classes in college, many of which are very different from anything I've ever had in school.  If you have any option to take any classes above that even remotely interest you, consider taking them.  
College is not just about chugging through school to get a degree, it's also about figuring stuff out about yourself.   Sometimes you find the subject you think you hate the most ends up being the most exciting.  Including subjects like math, though they aren't for everybody.

In the US, the average student changes their major 3 times.  It's not like they just go through college and finally get their degree doing what ever they started with.  

My girlfriend was originally going for Social work stuff, but found that it's not all it's cracked up to be.  Now she's doing nutrition stuff, and taking a lot of Chemistry, Biology classes and she's much happier.
If you don't know what you want to do for sure, just experiment.  

[Riderz1337]

Here's what I would do if I were in your position.
Take a break from your businessy classes.  I don't know if you're at a business-only school or what.  

But if you can take other courses, do so.  

Look for classes that are different from anything you've taken and sound interesting.
My college has all these and a few more.  
-Computer Science
-Anthropology
-Chemistry
-Physics
-Math
-Biology
-Music
-Art
-Engineering
-Philosophy
-Sociology
-Psychology
-Politics

There's a lot of different types of classes in college, many of which are very different from anything I've ever had in school.  If you have any option to take any classes above that even remotely interest you, consider taking them.  
College is not just about chugging through school to get a degree, it's also about figuring stuff out about yourself.   Sometimes you find the subject you think you hate the most ends up being the most exciting.  Including subjects like math, though they aren't for everybody.

In the US, the average student changes their major 3 times.  It's not like they just go through college and finally get their degree doing what ever they started with.  

My girlfriend was originally going for Social work stuff, but found that it's not all it's cracked up to be.  Now she's doing nutrition stuff, and taking a lot of Chemistry, Biology classes and she's much happier.
If you don't know what you want to do for sure, just experiment.  

It's hard to experiment like this though. It costs money to take courses, money which I don't have and I don't want to get student loans so that I rack up debt and by the time I'm done with school most of the money I make will go towards paying it off.

I'm gonna have to talk to my parents at the end of the semester.

[the-pi-guy]

It's hard to experiment like this though. It costs money to take courses, money which I don't have and I don't want to get student loans so that I rack up debt and by the time I'm done with school most of the money I make will go towards paying it off.

I'm gonna have to talk to my parents at the end of the semester.

Does your college have any general education requirements and are they completed?