I'm not cut out to be a geologist

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I thought you were a bully. I was going to post something, but he seems to like it. Hey Tim, become a computer science major - you'll never see a woman the rest of your academic career.

Considering you were in a natural science field, you probably had to take the calculus that is intended for people such as engineering or science majors.

When I was going to Kennesaw State University and majored in accounting, I had to take calculus as part of the Bachelor Degree Requirements. However, this was not the same calculus that you would take if you were majoring in engineering or a natural science.

This was calculus intended for liberal arts majors or business majors. This was a very basic course with just the fundamentals. It is much easier than taking the kind that people in engineering would need to take. I studied my brains out but I got an A out of the course.

As for chemistry, if you are in a business major you could take just a very basic course that would fulfill the college requirements to get a bachelor's degree.

As for $50,000 starting out with a bachelor's degree, that is an unrealistic expectation for the Wichita Falls area. The only people starting out at that level might be someone in engineering in a higher paying area such as the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Was it the descriptive sciences such as biology or the analytical sciences such as chemistry that hung you up?
Have you considered looking into a career in healthcare such as nursing?

Have you considered going through the personals in the local newspaper? I have done that before and you have a fairly good chance of finding someone.

I want to apologize for any statements that may have offended anyone. I am going through a difficult time regarding somebody I am interested in, but not sure if anything will materialize with her--it is causing me a lot of anxiety, and I just snapped.

Tim, vent all you want. I know it feels nice to do so. If you suddenly quite Geology as a whole because of this teacher, alot of your effort will have been for nothing. (wow, can I be a hypocrate.)

Let me give you a self help pattern I'm still useing myself that I got from a book. Form an imaginary person in your mind that is egsactly like you, going through what you are, mentaly dealing with what you are.

Can you get a tutor at college? GIS is the wave of the future, marketing, crime mapping, real estate (zillow.com). Verizon placing towers.

Be yourself. Someone will come.

Please explore what you like. Money means something to some NTs, sometimes not. As long as you can support your own self, don’t worry about others. I fret all the time that I don’t make enough to attract quality guys, so I feel your frustration.

I fell ass backwards into my career. I never made money; I love what I do. Just stay out of debt and find a nice girl who understands and gets you. Someone who encourages you to be the best you can be.

Sex comes later…

There are a lot of things, that I'm not cut out to be. I hope that things get better, for you. I know that you're going through a rough patch, right now, but things will improve.

Update: I got a 75 on my first homework assignment in calculus, which is good considering the scope of the course.

Find a girl who DOESN'T like South Park. Its a guy show. Guys are different from girls, you want that difference.

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My degree was originally in straight geology - I loved it in school however I found it really hard last year when it came to university as there was so much maths involved - not my strong point. This year I am still doing some geology modules but also some physical geography as well.
So I know exactly how you feel, I just wasn't cut out for it but if you can conquer the maths side I think it'll will be mostly down hill from there.
And don't worry about the job situation, from what I know there is huge scope for geologists employment at the moment and it's only getting bigger.

What kind of geology are you interested in mostly just out of curiosity? I like the hazards

I am now struggling in my structural geology course. If the semester were over today, I would barely have a D in the course. I thought I understood everything, and measured everything carefully, and I still got a 44. My professor didn't even grade on a scale of 1-100, he graded on a scale of 1-70, so I got cheated out of a good grade because of his teaching system.

If I drop the course, I have to wait 2 more years to take it again, because it won't be offered until then.

I am also worried that I will lose housing if I have to drop one or two of my courses. I only get 3 hours of sleep, I am not always able to eat every day, my hygeine is suffering, and I have no social life. I am basically a dirty, hungry hermit because I am so pumped full of homework on topics that I will never be able to understand. Tutoring has done nothing for me.

So, I am seriously considering changing my major to geography, or something that deals primarily with abstract things.

Wait-wait-wait. This professor sounds nuts. So...even if you answered all the questions right, you get a "C"? That can't be right.



If you stick with Geology, I say ride it out. It would be a giant pain to have to wait two years to put it on hold (especially if it's a prereq for anything), a "D" really sucks, but I would probably pick the "D" over having to wait two years and put things on hold. You did great last semester though Tim (kind of an inspiration for me), every good student has one or two bad grades.

You could probably check with the University to see if you'll lose your housing. At my University, you lose your status as a full-time student (and all it's privileges) if you drop below twelve credits. Your school may be similar.

A C is required for graduation with my degree. A B is required if I were to try to enter graduate school.

So I might as well change my major.

But that's a C average, right? A D is passing, one won't disqualify you from graduating.

I am not sure, but how do I know I won't struggle in yet another class, and I would still have to retake chemistry.