Yippie
Talk about a buzzkill to a decent vacation. Apparently, all B’s at the University of Michigan are not sufficient for at least one of my parents. Maybe I could have worked a bit harder, but still, B’s are not failing. They thought me dropping a class was the end of the world. The class was Calculus 3. I dropped it because I was failing, trying not to fail, and taking too much time doing that. As it ended up, I had lost interest in that study, and in the study of Computer Science all together.
So I decided to change my major, but keep in mind, it hadn’t been officially declared yet. After doing some research into other majors being offered, I decided to go for a degree in Sociology, with a sub-concentration in Business and Economics. Obviously, more work needs to be done, like speaking to an advisor about internships, specific classes to take as time goes on, etc. I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO. I KNOW THAT THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE, AND I AM GOING TO DO IT. Apparently that is not getting through to my parents. To them, I still lack direction in what I want to do with my life, and have no course of action. They say I need to bring up my grades to A’s and B’s. Let’s see, I got all B’s this semester. Last semester, they were B’s and C’s. Is that an improvement? I think so. Personally, sometimes I think that they’ve been out of college too long, and have forgotten just how hard some of these courses can be. To them, I’m just taking courses willy-nilly, and not thinking about my future. Let’s see, it’s my life, and quite frankly, I THINK I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT MY OWN FUTURE. I am taking this Sociology thing seriously. They don’t seem to believe me. It would appear that nothing less than a 4.0 next semester will satisfy them. As it stands, either that happens, and I look further into the field WHICH I’VE ALREADY PLANNED ON DOING AND HAVE CONSTANTLY THOUGHT ABOUT, or my attending U of M ends after next semester.
Quite frankly I was appalled when they said that. Do they lack that much faith in me? Do I seem that undecisive? I have been constantly thinking about what I had to do this upcoming semester. CONSTANTLY. Whether they see that or not, I have been. I would think they’d be proud of me for not sticking to a major that no longer interested me, and would have ruined my GPA. I guess that’s not enough. To them, I’ve failed, and am wasting their money. If that’s the case, then I’m sorry, and it looks like it’s going to be a long semester, and an even longer summer.
Happy freakin’ New Year.
I think not.
So I decided to change my major, but keep in mind, it hadn’t been officially declared yet. After doing some research into other majors being offered, I decided to go for a degree in Sociology, with a sub-concentration in Business and Economics. Obviously, more work needs to be done, like speaking to an advisor about internships, specific classes to take as time goes on, etc. I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO. I KNOW THAT THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE, AND I AM GOING TO DO IT. Apparently that is not getting through to my parents. To them, I still lack direction in what I want to do with my life, and have no course of action. They say I need to bring up my grades to A’s and B’s. Let’s see, I got all B’s this semester. Last semester, they were B’s and C’s. Is that an improvement? I think so. Personally, sometimes I think that they’ve been out of college too long, and have forgotten just how hard some of these courses can be. To them, I’m just taking courses willy-nilly, and not thinking about my future. Let’s see, it’s my life, and quite frankly, I THINK I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT MY OWN FUTURE. I am taking this Sociology thing seriously. They don’t seem to believe me. It would appear that nothing less than a 4.0 next semester will satisfy them. As it stands, either that happens, and I look further into the field WHICH I’VE ALREADY PLANNED ON DOING AND HAVE CONSTANTLY THOUGHT ABOUT, or my attending U of M ends after next semester.
Quite frankly I was appalled when they said that. Do they lack that much faith in me? Do I seem that undecisive? I have been constantly thinking about what I had to do this upcoming semester. CONSTANTLY. Whether they see that or not, I have been. I would think they’d be proud of me for not sticking to a major that no longer interested me, and would have ruined my GPA. I guess that’s not enough. To them, I’ve failed, and am wasting their money. If that’s the case, then I’m sorry, and it looks like it’s going to be a long semester, and an even longer summer.
Happy freakin’ New Year.
I think not.