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how you guys holding up?
>god tier
>medicine
pick one faggot, medicine isnt even a science you leeches of chemistry and biology fuck you kill yourself
>>24232702
>Electrical engineering
>Worst tier
>>24232748
its god tier because unlike you dumb engineering keks they actually make bank
even the most average shitty doctor is pulling 300k a year while your average engineer kek is lucky to make 60k
>wasting money on school
What are you stupid?
unfortunately my parents arent paying for my college so as of now Im undecided but Im in a volley between chemistry/microbiology/physics
i just dont know bro
Great story today guys.
>trying to study atm
>wake up at about 830 and feel a bit sick
>nauseous, headache, tired
>go back to sleep and wake up at 1pm
>feel much better, but still tired and haven't eaten
>go to kitchen, smells like something was dead and decomposing
>over near stove
> remove overhead part where the fan and light for the stove top is
>a dead decomposing possum was in there all liquefied and furry
>remember I made dinner there last night - the thought of liquefied possum going in my past made me ill
>>24232702
I can't graduate in May.
I'm pretty sad. I want to kill myself.>>24232780
>>24232702
>womans studies
>not being below the scale
worst tier bait
>>24232702
no geology?
>>24232906
fuuuuuuuuck anon, how does a possum even get up there? what was it like I remove it I don't think I could even touch it without throwing up
>>24232748
I never got this meme, I'm doing pharmacy myself, but do people not realize that med students already have a degree in Chem or bio? You don't go from high school to med school. Every med student I know has a degree in biochem or some shit, except for one autist who thought neuroscience was hard.
Not well. Freshman. Unable to make friends because I can't talk to people/judge people super quick. Only friends are two from high school. I play chess all the time and ignore schoolwork. Depressed, sick all the time and my roommates a huge kek. How do friendships even form?
Awfully.
I'm a fifth-year physics senior who wanted to go to medical school for the longest time. However, my grades for the past two years have been terrible. I went from having a 3.96 cumulative GPA through the end of 2014 to failing multiple classes, being placed on academic probation, and then final probation. Something inside of me just snapped and I completely stopped caring about going to class and doing well.
I can test amazingly, but I don't study, do homework, or go lecture. I'm probably going to end up being recessed from university for a year after this semester, unless the administration takes pity on the fact that I have just a little longer until I graduate.
I realized that the problem is that I genuinely don't give a flying fuck about physics. I studied it because I wanted to be "le cool STEM man." After being "le cool STEM man" and then doing shit like traveling and living abroad, I discovered that I do not want to work in a lab or get a PhD in physics or have anything to do with that crap for the rest of my life.
I originally wanted to go to school for international relations or international business. Wish I'd done that shit even if my career prospects would have been worse and I'd not be making so much money.
At least then I might be excited to graduate.
>>24232906
I'd rather eat a possum than a rat 2bh
Could be worse
I dropped out yesterday, actually. Probably going to kill myself by next month because I don't want to live anymore.
>>24233471
Can't you get an MBA with a physics undergrad?
>>24233532
I just dropped out too anon and I'm freaking out, I couldn't stay at uni but I'm so scared for the future now, I'm 21 and I have no experience of the real world.
>passed bachelor project
>failed some courses
>retaking, only two courses this semester.
>have been to maybe 4 lectures.
Yeah, i'm fucked.
I just got a 41/100 on a midterm, there goes my grade in that class.
>>24233580
Why are you choosing to be afraid of things that haven't even happened yet? Start now, wherever. Just do something with this one chance at life.
why is electrical engineering always rated so low
>>24232702
Chem/biochem, in med school now
>>24233471
I'm having a similar experience, fifth-year as well and STEM but not physics. The interest I had in my field initially fell in tandem with my GPA in the past two years, and now I'm here about to leave with a somewhat useful but personally uninteresting degree in a field that I have little interest finding work in.
>>24233637
I guess I attempted suicide last year so you'd think I'd have nothing to fear anymore but I'm more afraid than ever
>>24233533
I can but it won't be easy. Although I did have a 3.96 GPA up until the end of my junior year, I'm teetering around a 2.00 right now. I accept responsibility for fucking up massively, but the fact of the matter is that most business schools will need a 3.0 or higher for admission to be considered. Even if I do astoundingly well on the GRE and/or GMAT - and I'm sure I would, since I've always performed well above average on standardized tests - I'd still be SOL for a lot of places on account of my GPA.
However, I could wait three years and try. Apparently some business schools in my region which have good reputations will not look at an applicant's academic history if they three or more years of management or business professional experience. I already almost have that from work (I'm the op manager for a logistics company).
>>24233706
At least you're going to be graduated. Having to wait another year and start paying back student loans is going to blow.
>be in an Oceanography class
>have to do a "creative project"
>can be any format and about any topic as long as its ocean related
>I choose to write a paper summarizing the maritime history of Europe during the Age of Discovery
>choose to integrate general world history events into the narrative to explain the consequences of Columbus' voyage and such
>professor says to go for it
>end up starting the project too late in the semester
>barely finish it without a lot of proofreading and I turn it at the last second
>realize I may have jumped into talking about slavery and genocide way too quickly
>everybody else in the class did things like a children's book about plastic pollution or an interpretative dance about jellyfish
>my paper was me talking about sailors spreading diseases
>mfw I just have to get a C on the paper to get an A in the class
Are my chances good /uni/?
>Civil Engineering
>Highest average pay of any degree
>Highest employment rate of any degree
>Low tier
r u ok
Going to university next year and I'm really nervous. Any advice?
>>24235299
if you're a weeb that probably means you're a submissive gay slut trap.
I suggest you go on hormones then buy cute clothes and have lots of sex.
>>24235299
Sounds like underage b& desu senpaijust be yourself already
>>24233677
It takes a long time to do anything that you will use in the workplace. Most of the time is wasted solving/building things like voltage divider NPNs.
> be me
> first year of uni
> comp sci
> holding up quite well
> not sure where I was going with that desu
Internship for /uni/ is tearing me apart man
>"if you keep delivering sub-par work you'll be fired anon"
>get easily distracted because of my ADD
>already doing my best, working 8 hours a day
>already done 3 months and if I get fired I'll have to redo them
How do I motivate myself of it? how do I stop getting distracted?
I'm dropping out next semester because I'm not going to be able to finish this program and it'll cost me a lot if I try. I'm not exactly giving up though, since I've already got a appointment to take my military aptitude test, which I'm studying for.
>>24235515
Don't allow your focus to waver until you've finished the task you're performing. Then take short breaks before moving on to the next stage.
>le bee urself XD :D
just had a functional neuroanatomy exam and it was really hard
i really hope i don't fail
>>24235515
Take aderall
>>24234332
Repetitive labor, minimal respect among engineers, some of you wear safety vests and hard hats like you're some kind of tradesman. Where is the prestige?
>>24236620
>respect
>prestige
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>>24236635
You're just upset that the surgeons in their tailored suits get all the women.
>>24236678
i'm a penis surgeon and honestly it just turns women off. all i do all day is fucking hack through dicks and chop dicks off at the root
>>24236824
What need would there be for that job?
>>24232780
It's got a pretty stellar return on investment senpai
>>24236824
I have never known a surgeon who hasn't been personally insulted by the phrases "hack," "cut" or "chop."
I call bullshit.
>>24236845
Maybe he's American or Jewish.
Math major here, but I'd much rather become a professional video game player or poker player than work a real job. My parents could probably help me get a job but I can hardly imagine ever working 8 hours a day, 5 days a week and feeling good about life.
>tfw crippling loneliness during uni break because not speaking to anyone
>>24236892
>hack through dicks
>chop dicks off at the root
I know Americans and Jews are cruel sub-humans but they don't do that, I think.
>major in business
>graduate
>get a business job
>realize it involves talking to people
>a lot
idk what the fuck i was thinking senpai, I just wanted something employable. Now I'm going back to grad school for Statistics.
>TFW haven't spoken a word in 3 weeks
feels pretty bad.
Not even my flatmates speak to me.
Teaching staff are shit.
>CS teaching here is amazing - everyone
what it actually is:
Incomprehensible chinese lecturers.
O-only a few weeks until the christmas break.
History shit tier kek here.
could be worse. at least I didn't study to enrich some chad megacorp but did it to improve my knowledge of the world.
>>24236880
yeah well you get pretty bitter after 10 years of penectomy. just ripping off dick after dick all day long, fucking handfuls of dicks every day.
>>24236845
cancer mainly, but people also have other reasons
who here /never pays attention/
I just go to class so the professor thinks I'm a good student, but do most of my learning at home out of the textbook.
>>24236944
>tfw all I want is to study history
>no jobs, ever
fuck my life already
>>24236956
I don't pay attention in lectures because I'm working on major assignments instead, I just learn all of the subject content in the week before the exam
>>24236947
Teach.
Wasn't the robot turned off? ztxycftrhnp
>>24232702
>IT low tier
>Comp Sci great tier
???
>I know people that pissed me off and they study this, thats why electrical engineering is below womens studies
>Daily reminder that American universities force you to take SJW-classes while also forcing you to pay for it
>Daily reminder American universities actually are shit and you don't learn anything with your 2 years of south african theatre and gender studies and 2 years of something actual useful
>Daily reminder STEM is actually shit in USA and you don't earn anything compared to law or business
>Daily reminder Europeans get to do a 5 year STEM-degree with no bullshit making them 10x more qualified than their American peers, all while paying nothing
>m-muh university rankings means literally nothing
CAN'T
MAKE
THIS
UP
>>24236974
got turned back on senpaitachi
>>24236956
I did this my first year and most of my second, but I have been going to every class now since I need to graduate on time.
>>24236975
IT is a scrub degree. It for computer repairmen, website administrators and spreadsheet masters.
They don't code.
>>24236976
>eurokeks this buttmad that people literally emigrate to our country just for our best universities in the world
>"where'd you graduate anon?"
>"the welfare college of yorkshire pudding ma'am"
>"we'll call you"
>>24237015
What the fuck kind of uni IT degree doesn't teach programming?
>>24236944
intelligent people get degrees in something employable they like/tolerate and do self-directed learning on their own time
>>24233321
here in europe they go from high school to studying medicine, the chemistry/biology you learn while studying medicine is simple and easily memorizable, as the rest of the degree.
>>24236968
man, it's hard. essentially there are two roads (apart from neeting and enriching your historiographical competences)
1. teaching in scool or university (but in my country it's hard as fuck)
2. learn to use cameras and final cut pro and try to make documentaries. that's what I'm currently doing. hard road but worth trying. of course it is easiest for contemporary history which is my field.
good luck anon and don't give up. learn other languages helps a lot, learning to cut a video too. entertainment industry is drooling for historians to produce historical content. give it a try
>>24236944
What do people normally do with history degrees?
>>24232764
engineers that aren't wagekeks make more than doctors (well, atleast in my country where the health system isn't fucked up like in the US).
>>24237094
answered above 24237092
>>24236936
jmu?
>>24237094
>2. learn to use cameras and final cut pro and try to make documentaries. that's what I'm currently doing. hard road but worth trying. of course it is easiest for contemporary history which is my field.
good luck anon and don't give up. learn other languages helps a lot, learning to cut a video too. entertainment industry is drooling for historians to produce historical content. give it a try
>>24237059
I think they're made to take intro to programming and programming 1 here.
But they don't do the subsequent line of programming 2, programming techniques, algorithms and analysis, c++ for java programmers or programming project.
Nor do they do any of the spin off stuff (web/scripting) or research stuff(big data/ ai).
Scrubs.
>>24237125
What DO they do then?
>>24237057
>be American
>pay a gorillion to get an engineering degree
>actually is 50% tuvalese dancing classe and no math post multivariable calculus
>end up on McDonalds because Rajesh and Chang are imported to do the job for him
>take pride in it
I'm at a lecture right now and it feels like I'm about to fall asleep. I also have a huge boner.
>>24236984
yep, another day another dick. getting pretty sick of it desu senpai
>that one friend at uni you get to hug
Getting emails form the uni to my uni-email account always gives me a semi-panic attack.
Even if it's just small things like "The slides from yesterdays lecture is now available online at ..."
Just that DING! Email recieved makes me hyperventilate.
It usually takes me a day or two to gather the courage to open the emails.
How can I get around this, I tried telling my tutor I find it very scary and I'd rather she tell me in person. But she just thought I was joking.
>>24234218
Creative projects are so subjective, anon. I had to do one as part of my senior project so I locked myself in my room, wrote a couple songs and then just made some BS up about them. Got a B on the project and I literally gave 0 fucks the entire time because I was so sick of my major and the bullshit the faculty in my major tried to make us care about.
>>24232702
everytime this is posted it has different rankings and you guys still FALL FOR THE B8
>>24237232
yeah, psychology should be up a bit higher desu senpai
>>24237104
>jmu
W-what's that?
google says James Madison. If so, no, I'm across the Atlantic.
>>24232702
Where does dentistry fit in this list?
>>24237249
Or you can't rate degrees at all because it's completely subjective?
>>24237130
>Introduction to Information Technology
Using user manuals
>Introduction to Programming
Some programming concepts, but no actual programming
>User-centred Design
GUI design. On paper. They definitely don't make one.
>Introduction to Computer Systems and Platform Technologies
OS selection, file system selection, standards and manuals
>Programming 1
Java
>Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing
IP packets
>Web Programming
XML, CSS, PHP, Javascript.
There were no IT students doing this back when I did it.
>Software Engineering Fundamentals
UML
>Database Concepts
SQL
>Professional Computing Practice
ethics and marketing
>Security in Computing and Information Technology
The description of this offered no insight to what the subject involves. Probably discussion rather than implementation.
And 1.5 years of electives.
So not so bad as I thought. Not even close to the "You should be able to make anything" standard that CS students are held to however.
Not that CS students don't have their own weaknesses: their understanding of computers is entirely abstract.
uni made me develoo severe anxiety and give up on life..fuck this place familly
Does anyone study business, economics or finance here?
>>24237329
I did. I literally lost my job yesterday though, after three months. I'm fucked. I have eight weeks left but she told me its for me to find another job I'm going to attempt to become the greatest employee ever between now and then but I don't expect it to change my boss's mind.
>>24237390
are you getting fired for doing a shit job or because they can't afford you?
>>24237394
For doing a shitty job I'm smart and I do work hard, but my boss thinks I can't keep up. I understand wanting to get rid of someone if they're not meeting your expectations, but I'm yet to do the same thing twice. She's shoving a huge variety of tasks at me daily and it's literally all new to me. I've been staying late and everything but it's not enough for her.
Just "found" a oneitis at my new Uni.
Aaand so the suffering begins
>some acquaintances but literally zero people I would consider friends
>make a good first impression because I dress well and seem interesting at first
>people realize how fucking boring of a person I am once they see past the facade of pseudo-intellecualism I put up
I can't be the only one.
Pretty well, actually. Just handed in my master's thesis :^)
Was sick during my exams in October, the catch up exams are in Febuary, and parents encouraged me to take no subjects over summer, so r9k how do you motivate yourselves?
>living the NEET life
>>24237549
>>24237574
>deleting your post because of a single misplaced space
autism
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I dropped out
>>24237592
Guilty as charged
>also I deleted an "and" and changed a comma
>>24237544
Everyone else gets friends but I'm always just the acquaintance
>>24237611
Don't worry Anon. I don't blame you.
I'm the same way.
>>24237623
>tfw not even acquaintances
>>24237544
I think my first impression is kind of neutral, but when others attempt to smalltalk, it always runs dry real quick because I can't think of anything else to say than "heh" "hm" and "yeah". Not even shyness, genuinely no idea how to do smalltalk
the shit
>>24237486
I had eye contact with a girl for a couple of seconds earlier.
Now I'll probably be thinking about her and trying to get more eye contact for a couple of weeks and it will cause a bunch of sadness.
I wish I could just avoid this, I'll never talk to her or anything but she can still torture me.
>Finally did an exam I've been postponing for one and a half years
Fear of success is one hell of a drug
>>24237715
Good job, Anon.
>>24237688
Yeah I was like that at first too.
Now can kinda do the small talk thing but it never goes further than that.
>>24236936
Did you already develop social anxiety from not talking and isolation? Happened to me.
From always going weeks without talking to anyone I realized after a year or so that I can't even talk in class anymore if I wanted to, or to people without a high heart rate.
>>24232762
Im in EE and truth be told, unless your country has a thriving industry, you are pretty much a jack of all trades master of none whose working prospects are limited to IT/programming.
Things like systems control, hardware design and energy are almost non existant.
The course is hard as fuck but it wont make you an expert on anything of use with high demand.
>>24237741
I already had it, but it got much much worse
>>24232702
wtf is a Nutrition degree?
>>24237712
My oneitis asked me a short question about the lecture which I replied to with one word. This 5 sec interaction was the moment that made her go from some qt to oneitis. As I walked away I imagined the conversation to continue in my head and now trapped in this hell.
>tfw fell for the civil engineering meme
>>24237832
how is it a meme?
I fee like I am slipping robots, falling into depression.
I can't focus I have no motivation.
I just want to get better and make something of myself but I feel like it's over.
What do robots what do.
>>24237752
>tfw IT and EE are in highest demand iny my cunt
>too retarded to study either
>>24237795
Iktf except she didnt talk ti me just met my eyes once
>>24237125
>majors looking down on other majors
one of the funniest memes ever
from the ECE perspective, "computer scientists" are end users. if CS looks down on IT then it's only natural for ECE to look down on CS.
my interactions with those majors in various tech electives have left much to be desired, none of them know how the computer actually works because they've been raised in the java hugbox
>>24237298
At my uni (Griftafe, AUS), BITs do a few business courses as well. "Intro to Information Systems" was the only one of these I had to do and boy could I not stomach it. Also courses with the word "Management" in the title are insubstantial business wankery.
Very little of a BIT is spent coding. It's an oversaturated degree, ans they've watered down the content with trash.
Who else tells their parents they made friends to make them feel better.
failing
no hope at this point
>>24237872
Yeah, but EE is far more than that. That's the problem. The different shit you learn is just too damn much, and in the end you are limited to write some code on the behalf of consultant companies.
That sucks...
shit tier eh? good to know. finishing phd in middle eastern studies at ivy school getting a tenure track job, enjoy working in the summer bitch
>have to take bullshit elective courses
>grade is mostly based on talking in class and interacting with people
"Easy" classes are the worst. Why do I have to talk to people? Can't I just take a test
>>24237924
I thought EE was about making and maintaining electrical shit
>be in grad school to be a science teacher
>got my bachelors degree ez pz
>took a couple years off to work and live life
>first semester of grad school starts
>completely forget how to do school
>biology class is teetering between a C and a D
>had to drop physics
>my teaching class is fine i think but I'm way behind on work because it's a "go your own pace" class
>online class is ok
I'm so sick of school, I just want to go back to being a honest working American
>tfw doing economics
>tfw all those shit Keynesian niggers around me
>>24237958
In my country you never have stupid irrelevant courses if you're in a program and all courses are based off the big exam at the end and sometimes some project you have to turn in. Usually the assignments just mean pass or fail and the exam can make you pass, fail or pass with distinction.
The shit about participating in class and such ended after high school
>>24238079
What do you plan on doing with the studies in economics?
>>24238079
>Try finance for fun
>It's boring as shit
>All formulas explain the same shit from a different angle
>All models are questionable and require unrealistic expectations
wew lad
>>24238288
Well all the good models are owned by huge investment firms, based on a fuckload of data they've collected over decades and made by some math wizards.
>>24235299
Go to the gym over the summer
Get decent clothing
Be cleanly
Read syllabi
Get to know professors and counsellors
>>24238404
>tfw one of those math wizards
Should've chosen financial mathematics over just finance desu
torn between geology and environmental science
Surprisingly got the internship I really wanted a week after they turned me down for it. I have no idea how I did that but it looks like I'm going to make it after all.
Now I just have to pass the CPA exam. The ride never ends.
>>24237982
Yea, uncle of mine was an EE, had own electrician biz, hooked up electricity in allsorts of constructions, repaired home electronics and car circuits, built powerstations in Zaire, manufactured electric motors etc
>>24238820
Geologybro here, I really recommend it. It's really diverse, so there's bound to be some subjects you don't like, for example mineralogy is boring to me, but mostly it's quite interesting. There's a lot of bro-tier people studying it, and depending on your specialization you can earn good money.
>>24238820
go with engineering
>>24232764
You realize doctors have already pretty much been replaced by google?
>>24239027
Is Geoscience the same?
I have no problem with school. I have the problem that I'm going to be making next to minimum wage for the remaining 2 years of school, on top of working limited hours, meaning I won't be able to actually have any considerable PC gaming for a while.
I don't know. Maybe I can find a way to scrap up the $1500 for a worthwhile system, ground up. I only have a surface pro 3 right now, no desktop...
I don't want a six figure job. I just want a job that I can enjoy and make a decent earning where I can have a nice apartment to myself and provide for all my needs.
I'm think becoming a pharmacist can meet that criteria. What do you guys think?
>structural eng exam tomorrow
>transferred degrees so it doesn't go towards my gpa now
>no practice exams, minimal practice questions
>2:30am, drinking now
Uni's going well guys.
>Move to CU Boulder to finish my degree since it is probably the best school in Colorado available to me STEMwise
>figure as long as I stay buckled down and do my work, I should do okay and be able to keep paying for my school with scholarships and pay for housing with loans
>calc III is going 'okay', 64 on the first one ( average), 87 on the second one (way above average) 3rd one next week
>physics II is kicking my ass
>80 on first one (average was like 64), 64 on the second one (below average) and 76 on the most recent one I think (only solutions have been posted)
>P. much at a C average in the course unless a curve kicks in
>not doing well really in any of my courses, even the music history course is probably at a B+ right now
>probably a B+ in CSCI as well
>GPA is going to fucking tank at this rate
>probably will lose all the financial aid I have after next semester since my GPA is shit
>Want to move out of my current living arrangement, but rent is cheap as fuck for my area (580 a month)
>I run out of saved money in December probably, won't have any cash and no job since I figured that it was more important to work on grades rather than work for some spending cash
What the fuck do I do /r9k/? I just am losing motivation for everything. My study habits aren't the best, but I've certainly gone over all of the resources available to me in prep for some of this stuff and yet I STILL make mistakes. I am probably looking at another 3 years (or 2 if I'm lucky) of uni at one of the most expensive places in Colorado.
I just feel so damn miserable and don't even know what to do. It's negatively affecting my whole life and taken the passion out of everything. All I wanna do when I get home now after a long day is just fuck around since I'm mentally drained.
desu coming from a smaller uni with such a good GPA, I just feel like a failure now.
>>24232702
>no friends because robot and community college
>failing criminal justice class because I missed a few assignments and was too lazy to study for tests
>failing math because I don't do the homework since even the simplest math confuses my shitty brain
>probably failing my online class since I've been too nervous to open my email in weeks
>just passing my English class but only because I'm naturally good at English
Golly gee this is so much fun
>>24239421
I feel like you're under the impression that becoming a pharmacist is easy.
>>24237881
>if CS looks down on IT then it's only natural for ECE to look down on CS
The thing with CS is that there is nothing that IT students learn that they don't.
Not the case with ECE students, who know nothing of code efficiency/quality, design, and generally lack coding ability and requisite peripheral knowledge to implement any kind of complete system.
I'm doing a CS/ECE double degree and recently completed a group of 6 make-anything type subject . CS experience was at a premium, electronics knowledge was useful and if you studied anything else (say.. electrical engineering) you were useless.
I did the same thing among CS and IT students and I heard that IT students generally only wrote documentation and otherwise didn't contribute. I avoided that pitfall myself by doing something with a GPA requirement (therefore barring IT students, lol).
>>24239027
whats your favorite country?
>>24232702
Computer science is literally only autists. Should be lower, or at least as low as IT
>eternal flunky at Informatics Engineering (think CS but with less science and more applied shit)
>woke up demotivated as shit again
>professors and colleagues generally despise me over my underachieving, overreacting when I feel disrespected and a bit of badmouthing for the sake of fitting in with the rest
>bunker up in one other campus department building because fuckers give me the stink eye at mine
>fuck around in the internet in a quiet place
>made the trip mostly to show mom I'm not as depressed, hopeless and just waiting for the next semester to come so I can finish this shitty degree and leave uni forever
Everyday I feel a mix of regret over letting things sink this hard and being such a failure of a son, resentment that I wasn't given the support I needed by friends and family that I always offered when they needed it, and a bit of gratitude that my mother hasn't given up on me when I have done so on myself to make everything fresh and bloodied.
Some days I feel like being a perfect gentleman and suicide by cop.
Oh yeah.
>old time friend's power level recently leaked, haven't heard from him in a while, fears he might get v& over loli hentai, said he'd rather kill himself
>>24239611
i dont even know what ECE stands for
Failed my first physics test, but the class average was a 60%
Got a B on my second physics test, class average was a 70%
One more test and a final to go. I hope I can survive
>>24232764
Enjoy 120 hour workweeks and heavy stress. Its ultimate wagekukery
>>24239669
not as depressed [...] as I actually am*
>>24239647
>Computer science is literally only artists
Isn't that the best part.
If you are any good at faking social skills you can completely destroy the competition.
>>24239719
this desu
i fit in well everywhere
I'm a CS major with a shit ton of minors
>bioinformatics
>russian
>information systems
>music theory
graduating high school with my Associates of Arts 10/10 best decision
>>24239673
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Communications, electronics, network, etc usually fall into there too.
>>24237715
How do you postpone an exam for that long?
Tbh nothing but English interests me but there's 0 job prospects with it
Mechanical engineering here.
It's a 4 year degree and I'm finishing it one year later with no excuse, just failing classes.
I'm on some kind of extended-release amphetamine now, getting some of the best marks the class this semester.
Feels good, but now I have shit prospects because of my previous academic performance. No internships or semester abroad becouse muh social anxiety, too.
Now trying to do the final project in some company instead of uni just to have something to write on my cv.
>>24239486
Where were you at first
>>24239867
What part of it interests you? Rhetoric, creative writing, literature, grammar, the language itself?
>>24239486
Nothing wrong with a B+ senpai, chances are the teacher will curve something.
And you'll do fine in Physics and calc, most times the teacher will curve the shit out of your final grade.
I'm 25. I changed careers 3 times, and generally fucked around being an autistic emo, so basically I didn't advance at all. I feel totally empty at class, I don't have problems to get grades as long as I concentrate but as soon as something bad happens I fluke. When I start doing good I realize that's not what I want for my life, but that has happened with all the degrees I tried.
I don't really know what to do, the only thing I had going on for me was being good at studying and now I won't get a degree until I'm 29-30 and that only if I pick up something I have already tried and done somewhat good. I don't even know if it's worth to finish college under these circumstances but I don't know what else to do.
Thanks god college is public and free in my country, if I had debts on top of all of this I would have offed myself with no doubts.
Failing college algebra, thinking about withdrawling or going for a pass/fail to not fuck up my GPA
Doing good in the classes for my major though
>>24239908
Writing
I love doing essays and I also love reading
I want to branch out into creative writing but I haven't done too much of that
>>24239906
Colorado State University of Pueblo
Certainly no Yale or anything, but certainly a couple of steps above a community college.
I wasn't expecting to come into this uni and do excellent or anything, but man I just feel like shit all of the time. Also comes from I just have shit living arrangements. I hate living with the guy I do. He's a fucking cunt but I pay my rent to him so I I can't tell him to fuck off until I move, which probably isn't affordable to me until next summer.
>>24239995
Well desu though I'm looking at more of a C- with my current test average in physics. Hoping to just end up with a B.
Just stressful I suppose to rely heavily on aid and fuck up your classes no matter how hard you've worked. I'm gonna try reviewing a couple of physics problems a day though from here on til the final to try and review everything.
I'm in the standard deviation at least so far for everything.
>>24240023
Yes definitely review your physics problems, and if you still don't get something watch Khan Academy or some Walter Lewin courses.
What physics are you in?
>>24239350
Geoscience is more of an umbrella term. Geology is part of it, along with ecology, geography and other stuff.
>>24239640
I assume you mean geologically, and in that case my own, Norway. Beyond that France and Switzerland due to the alps. I would also really like to go to the Himalayas and see the Karakoram-range, and Alaska to climb Denali (I really like mountains). Iceland and Svalbard also have very interesting geology.
Comp Science student here
Thinking of going on to masters/PhD when I am done, but my course only has 2 math topics Calc 1 and Computer Mathematics.
I have one free elective this semester, I am tossing up between using it to get more math knowledge or transferring credit from one of my non-degree topics which i got a High Distinction (A for you amerifags) in.
Basically if i transfer the credit will really boost my GPA and help me get into postgrad, buut if I do I am worried that I wont have enough math knowledge to do any decent research.
What should I do?
Also which research field should I choose? I am tossing up between Artificial Intelligence or Computer Forensics
>>24235299
Look back on what you have done in school and beyond and major in what you were mostly interested in.
Really what you should have at least is a bachelors and a skill-set for a good paying job.
STEM is a meme, it's not for everyone you have to be really into what you are studying. There are business majors with their skills and connections who make more and employ them.
>>24240021
If you find a program that offers a Bachelors specifically in Creative Writing, that would be a better route for you. Getting an MFA, which is only an extra two years, would secure you the ability to teach at any college and almost all universities. Most will want you to have a book or two published for a more secure position, but there are so many grants and support for new writers out there that you shouldn't worry for funding or exposure.
Essays count for creative writing; there are plenty of writers who are mostly essayists.
It's a hard path if you haven't already begun writing often, but check out /lit/'s writing threads for advice. Reading is necessary for being a writer, so both of your interests would combine well. Given that we're on /r9k/, I would be your networking abilities aren't as strong though. You'll have to ramp that up once you get around peers that can support you through social media and their own writing. A lot of (smaller time) contemporary American literature is just one big community of writers and reading writing and reading each other's works.
>>24232702
code monkeys thinking they are great tier
>>24235515
Do another internship. Maybe its not for you.
>>24240143
>implying programming is all there is to computer science
>>24240123
If you want to do AI you should really take a course on conditional probability.
Do you need the marks?
>>24240123
>CS major
>only calc 1 required
what the fuck
my uni requires calc 3
At university now. Absolutely shocked at how shit it is. I had a minimum wage wageslave job before this, which was was worse, but only because of the amount of time it took up. 9-5 5 days a week is hell, no idea how people do that for their whole lives. University is only good because of how much free time I have. None of my lecturers speak english as a first language, all but one of them are PAINFUL to listen to, so fucking boring. I know theyre not there to entertain but fucking hell, it shouldn't be a task in itself just to concentrate on trying to understand them.
How is it that my secondary school education quality was immeasurably better than this shit? Why the FUCK do people pay for this? Anyway, probably will keep at it just to avoid having to work. Still though, what a fucking joke.
>>24237298
That last sentence is spot on, have three friends doing Comp Sci at a top tier University, can't build their own computers.
I'm completing my GE at community college to transfer so I don't have a major yet. I've wanted to do film since I was like a preteen but suddenly now the idea of being an architect sounds really good. Doesn't that require a lot of math? I mean I'm good at it but I find it really uninteresting to me personally. Which should I choose?
>>24237486
>QT grill in class
>3rd year
>Always sits at back, alone
>FB of her dog
>Fall in love over 3 years
>After a week off I finally speak to her and ask her how it was
>"Spent most of it with my boyfriend"
>Tfw didn't want it on FB so her parents didn't see
>It was a trap all along.
>>24240127
>what you were mostly interested in.
Not only that but what grades you got in school. grades 1-12 GPAs and how well you did in school are a good predictor in what you should major in and what jobs you should take.
Did anyone ever take a career aptitude test in school?
>>24240166
My school has AI topics which I am fairly sure would cover probability
>Do you need the marks?
I am not sure, i only need a credit (C) average for my first 3 years to get into honours, then I need a distinction (B) average in my honours year to get into PhD
At the moment I am sitting on a C average, so If I keep it as is, then I don't have to worry about improving my GPA until 4th year
I would still like that extra HD though, just incase my GPS drops below the C line
>>24240182
I don't even know if it is only calc 1, in Australia we have different names so my topic may have covered parts of calc 2 and 3
Basically we just learnt about calculating derivatives and limits, such as product/quotient/chain rules, LHopitals rule, ect. ect.
Plus I imagine the computer mathematics would be a lot more relevant than advanced calculus
>>24240233
Yes. It told be to become a social worker. I became an Engineer instead.
The test had nothing to do with GPA mind you.
>>24240254
You should take the HD. It's near impossible to move up from a 2.0 to 3.0.
My application to my Russell Group choices was unsuccessful because of my predicted grades. I reckon I'm capable of doing better than my predicted grades.
If I do overachieve, will I be able to get into those 2 Russell Groups or am I completely rejected?
>>24240342
I don't have to move up from a 2 to a 3
Basically my GPA is completely irrelevant once I get into honours, they use a separate GPA from my 4th year to determine if I can go into postgrad
I just need to keep it at its current level to get into honours
>>24240142
Thanks anon, I'll definitely have to look into that?
Do the AI course then.
>>24240194
Seems like you just might be having a bad term or you went to a shit Uni.
>>24240164
>implying CS is just programming
Is there more?
>>24240355
If I can remember right, after you get your grades you can go into this clearing-like status where you ring up the universities and ask if they have any spaces. You have to be very quick though, and obviously it's all based on chance.
Other than that though, you're only real option is to take a year out and apply the following year - if you're set on a Russell Group uni that is.
>>24240590
There are shitloads of research fields you can go into that are way more complex than just programming
>>24240632
>more complex than just programming
Can you describe some of those?
>>24240435
Ignore the question mark. My phone is pretty fucking weird sometimes.
>>24240710
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning
Neural Networks
Computer Forensics
Data Analysis
Cryptography
>>24240594
So would I be able to go thru clearing if I've already had an unsuccessful application?
And nah I'm not 100% set on a Russell Group uni, I'm happy with the offers I've got, but if I do get the grades then I'll definitely want to go to one.
And I'm doing a gap year because of residency issues anyway so re-applying isn't really an issue luckily.
>>24240761
Is it worth it getting into CS if I have no real passion about it? I don't build apps on my free time, I don't build desktops or experiment with security. I just want to study something that allows me to work from home as a freelancer.
Almost done with my AA in psych, how hard would it be for me to go to biopsych instead?
>>24240796
Clearing is for if you don't meet any offers at all through UCAS, I think. This is basically the same system but it's for if you did better than expected, so obviously you have a better chance of getting a place than if you're going in via clearing.
If you're already planning on taking a gap year then I don't see much harm in just reapplying the following year.
It's a pity that you lost out purely based on your predicted grades though, the teachers at our school just put down whatever you asked them to.
>>24240807
It is incredibly difficult and very heavily math based
If you aren't into maths and problem solving you will probably hate it, but it does pay extremely well
If you want to do something that will allow you to work from home I would suggest something a little easier like website or graphic design
missing lectures because I don't like getting up early
stopped catching up
tfw tired
what now
>>24232702
international business
I wanted to go to law school but I went to court once and I was actually so bored I fell asleep.
>>24240928
I'm good at math although I don't like it very much. I can deal with anything as long as it's practical and hands-on, I dislike overly theoretical approaches (which is why I'm hating every bit of my economics classes right now)
I'm from Europe, so it might be a bit different from America here in terms of how CS is taught, but what would you say are the fields that are the least theoretical while providing a good opportunity to be self-employed?
I thought about web design as well but I wanted other options.
>>24240928
>and very heavily math based
that's a bit of a stretch
>>24233321
>yfw English and Philosophy majors have higher MCAT scores on average than Chem or Bio majors
All that matters for Med school is that you do well in the pre requisite science classes, your major does not fucking matter as long as it isn't women's studies tier.
>tfw enjoying my courses but feel lonely at university
I actually like uni for the most part but filling time is sometimes a struggle - can't just study constantly.
>>24240086
Physics II. It is just so damn difficult to me because of how conceptual it is. I have no problems with maths.
Well I found out I have a brain tumor two weeks ago and I missed a test in every single one of my classes as a result of having to go to medical exam after medical exam, so going kind of shittily. My GPA is ruined ;-;
>>24240983
If you don't like theory then you will not like computer science, it has a strong emphasis on the theoretical foundations of how computers work, as opposed to how you can use them practically
It is about finding new theories and new ways in which we can use or improve computers
If you want a more hands on or practical approach I would suggest either Information Technology, which is more business or practical based ie, systems admin, database managment, data analytics ect. Or Software Engineering, if you want to develop software and applications.
Although if you don't really give a shit about computers, which it sounds like you do, I honestly think web design would be the best option
It would definitely give you the biggest opportunity in terms of self employment. With comp science you would probably be either working in a university or within a large company
>>24240995
Are you implying that it is not math based?
Comp science is pretty much just applied math
>>24241059
iktf.
>tfw I hate weekends and wait for them to end so I have something to do again, get outside, and have some distraction from the lonelieness
>>24241059
you actually spend most of your free time studying?
man I'm so used to just going online, browsing /r9k/ and Youtube and shitposting on Skype
I wish I could stop being distracted constantly
>>24241059
Join a club senpai
>>24241079
Get a medical certificate idiot, you will be given a supplementary assessment
>>24240710
Telecommunications.
>>24241123
>Are you implying that it is not math based?
Yes I am. I would liken it more to creative writing than applied math.
>>24232702
>>24232702
>No music major on that list
I will always be forgotten
>>24241059
Exact same here. Find myself going to bed at around 9 o'clock every night purely out of boredom - every day is just filling the time till I don't feel guilty about sleeping.
My only social interaction is meeting people to discuss assignments
>>24241137
I meant in uni i.e. - If I have two hours off between classes I'll study for 1:30 of it then maybe sit and listen to music for the other half hour
>>24241139
I need to look at clubs but our first semester is really tight for time - probably better to do this after christmas. Also got the problem that I'm unsurprisingly (considering I'm on this board) socially anxious.
>>24241168
I don't have a smug enough anime girl to truly describe how fucking idiotic that statement is
>>24232817
I would go Chem, it's a pretty broad field and can land you lots of different science/lab jobs
>>24241180
oh right
eh at least you're studying man keep it up
>>24241180
>Also got the problem that I'm unsurprisingly (considering I'm on this board) socially anxious.
Join an anime or video game club
Every else will be just as socially awkward as you
>>24240983
That guys right, CS is very math based and usually has very little to do with app developmeny. If you wanna go into web design or making apps there are a ton of free ways to go about it on /g/ right now. It should take a month to learn and then you can jump right into building a portfolio
>>24241168
You do realize that computers were literally invented to do math right?
>>24240897
>>24240897
Any help guys?
>>24241251
What the fuck is an AA?
There's this qt I'm having a crush on. She seems quiet and shy and seems to have only a few friends or aquaintances.
How does one manage to get in contact with someone? Straight up ask her out? Or try to get closer slowely? But how?
Help ;_; I can't into socialisation
who /pushed to uni by parents/ here ?
>>24241266
associate's degree
>>24241278
>doesn't have many friends or acquaintances
Kidnap her
>>24241202
>anime
I don't watch anime
>video games
I actually looked at this but they play shit like DOTA constantly
>>24241303
>I don't watch anime
Fuck off normie
>>24239421
>pharmacist
lol, maybe a Pharmacy Technician.
Pharmacists go to med school n shit
>>24241280
>Either you have a degree or you are just a bum
Something along this line, yes...
>>24241332
>too normie to hang out with spergs
>too awkward to hang out with normies
what do I do?
>>24241347
You can start by getting the fuck off my board mate
>>24241280
Me senpai desu.
>gotta get a degree anon
>gotta get a career anon
>gotta get a wife anon
>gotta have 4 kids anon
>gotta visit us every month anon
Fuck this shit
I win in the end though because I'm using their money to get a history degree
>top tier /mischief/
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>>24237544
I know that feel all too well anon, trust me
>>24232702
Easily 75% of premeds are spineless faggots that are either being forced to be a doctor or doing premed because they can't think for themselves and pick a major they enjoy.
>>24241364
I keep telling them that my degree is useless cause you either get job with connections or by being with top tier grades and luck and I won't be either of these but they don't listen lel.
>>24241363
kk, see ya
>>24241531
I-I was just kidding anon
>okay class, find a partner
>>24240807
>>24240983
A uni degree is useful mostly for putting it on your resume. A CS degree is rigorous and hard, but not necessary since you can learn everything on your own. Most important thing is to do programming on your own, make some fun games or whatever. I recommend downloading Unity and following some tutorials. Then make something simple on your own, maybe you'll enjoy it.
>>24241804
>"Alright, we're going to be workshopping today. Find a partner."
>Have integrated socially and can easily find someone to work with
>Robot days from high school make me Instinctively count heads in the room to determine if there's an even number of people.
>Still get that sinking feeling regardless.
>>24241959
>>24241959
>can easily find someone to work with
Can you leave?
>>24241804
>Actually, I'm going to assign you one
>>24241280
I've grown up thinking it's just normal to have a degree though
it's like a step in life
you go to school, then uni, then you find a job
isn't that normal for everybody
that's all I know
>>24232702
>that shit tier
Nigger, what are you doing? All 3 of History, Philosophy, and Psychology are great academic studies that are responsible for some good things in human history. Women's studies is lower than worse tier. Sociology is just Social Psychology.
>Started Second degree in Accountancy
>Failed 5/10 courses in first year
>Failed both financial accounting courses spectacularly....
>Dropping out to write CFA level 1 next year.
>So I can do honours in Investment Managment in 2017
>Can't even do algebra
Dropping out of a failed simpler degree to try and write an even harder exam.
Never gonna make it in life. Learn from me bruv. Get it together by age 21 or you'll be drowning like me.
My peers are managing funds now, Im here failing intro to Accounting classes.
I had an awful exam yesterday. I fucking hate exams. The entire concept is so shit. I can do well throughout the semester but if I screw up on this one fucking day, then I fail. I had a huge panic attack because I took too long on the first section and by the time started the second section, I had less than an hour. i don't operate well under pressure so I started having a panic attack and just couldn't think. Probably going to fail the year and have to redo the shitty module because I had a bad day, despite that i am usually well above average.
>>24237872
What country if I may ask?
>>24242651
Lithuania
>25 year old freshman
>failing 1/2 of my courses
Fuck my life
>>24241206
Hello, CS just started here, what should I learn from /g/ in that month period ? There is math but there is also programming for me, but I'd like to add some skills on programming in my free time.
>>24242733
>he didn't enter Uni along with his HS clique
You missed out on step 0. Sucks to be you bro.
>accounting
>training to be a pencil pushing wagekek
please end this suffering
I always wanted to go into Computer science and Human physiology
I got conscripted into Mechanical Engineering by my parents
10 years have passed, and I've yet to find a use for it till this day
>>24243247
No job for engineers?Aren't you guys top tier in terms of employment?
>day 5 or 6 of no fap because I've been so busy
>yoga pants
>every
>where
>see ass every 2 minutes
>mfw manlet with acne
just fucking end it now lads
>He's actually taking student loans for a degree in IT.
That's about as good as a Bachelors in Poetry.
It's useless and you'll be outsourced faster than you can spend your flex points at a book store.
>philosophy is bad
I remember being 15 and being mad about being forced to read L'Etranger.
>tfw no more girls in flip flops
>>24243354
Only nightmares now. Fat women, fat old women, single mothers, fat single mothers, fat old single mothers.
Fuck office life seriously
>>24243471
There are only fat old women in college, though.
>tfw it's the 2010's and by the time I'll be finished studying it'll be the 2020's
>as time passes, less and less interesting opportunities are made available for people who don't want to work office jobs
>no exciting options ahead of me, just the hope that I might be able to not be too much of a wageslave
>I wanted to learn useful things, acquire skills and see the world, but that won't happen
>I'll never travel, explore places or do anything exhilarating
>at best I'll get to go on a nice two week holiday and thank my corporate masters for such a thrilling experience
I don't know if I should accept the fact that my future is 99.99% likely to be depressing, mundane office bullshit. How do you cope, robots?
>>24243314
Outsourced workers are shitty and IT degrees aren't useless.
>>24243593
Then don't work in an office.
What's your major?
>>24243593
Most majors have field work available to them. 50/50 office work and on site consulting. Going to an international corporation would allow you to travel frequently even if you are comsci or something.
>>24243639
Econ. I hate it.
>don't work in an office
I don't know of many jobs which fit my description, though. I don't care about money, but being able to earn a living while doing interesting, exciting stuff and traveling all around the world isn't a realistic project nowadays. I don't like white collar work, I'd like to do something that involves real-world skills (I don't really know how to put it).
>>24243771
get a trade
>travel around the world
this is a meme spouted by teenagers and women, how old are you?
>>24243796
>get a trade
I thought about that. Are there trades which are versatile enough to guarantee you'll be able to find work? Do you have anything to recommend either way?
>this is a meme
I want to see other places and I feel uncomfortable telling myself I'll have to stay in the same place for an extended period of time. I'm 20.
>>24243771
If you want to travel the best majors for that are a second language, geography, and hospitality/tourism.
>>24243796
This is another option, which includes certification. You can also minor in something else.
>>24243846
>a second language
To work as a translator? The most in-demand languages are arabic and russian, right?
>geography
What can you do with a degree in geography? I thought it was essentially teaching/academic work.
>everyone in class has to redo a professors question
>student asks him when it's due
>"just get it to me by the end of the semester I guess"
O-ok than
>>24243796
>wanting to travel and see the world is a meme
What, are you stupid, I don't think many people would say that they just want to stay in their home their whole life. People travel all the time if they can afford to, especially retirees.
The world is an amazing place, tons of things to see/do no matter what you're into.
I walked a girl home after class yesterday. It was very cool. I don't know how to progress things though. I don't even have her phone number; I never asked for it.
Uni in general is absolute shit though; and, I wish I never came here.
>>24243836
Electrcian is goat tier trade.Always in demand.Welding is good too.
>>24243879
Never hear anyone saying this outside edgy highschool phase.
>wanting to travel
There's google street, you know?
>>24243771
You can always look into teaching english. There are some anons who have done JET in Japan.
I've looked into it myself, but I don't like kids or talking to people so I'll probably never do it. I do want to travel though and I probably won't have many other options
>>24243936
Then why do so many people travel, especially once they're retired and finally free to do what they want.
Don't be retarded man, seeing and experiencing something in person is just completely different
HEY R9K what should i be when i grow up?
I'm starting college soon and what course is best way to get a job?
I'm thinking of becoming a nurse because it doesn't take that long to become one and it's so easy
Or maybe I'll work in one of those isolated airport towers
>>24243993
But majority of people tavel to meme places like old towns in various European countries or resourts etcEverything you can see in photos..Real travelling and discovery is exploration of unexplored jungles, deserts, arctic, ocean floor.Not this ass shit.
Who /Ph.D. in pharmaceuticals/ here?
>>24243866
You can be a demographer, cartographer, surveyor, and more. Geographic Information Systems is a relatively new field which some college offer a two-year degree for. They study the land and the people in it.
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-engineering-careers/earth-physical-sciences/geographer
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/geographers.htm
>>24244021
Gender studies is actually a very good degree, despite all the flak it gets.
>>24232702
>professor agrees to write letter of recommendation for grad school
>send him the contact info
>no response for 2 weeks
>send him reminder
>no response for another 1 week
>send him another reminder
>no response for another few days and counting
WHY DID YOU SAY YOU WOULD WRITE IT IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO ANNOY ME YOU FUCKING NIGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
>>24243866
I think the most in demand language would include Chinese, Spanish, and Russian; probably Japanese and Arabic.
>>24244083
*ignore
but i guess annoy works, too
>tfw as a robot I know I'll never get a job even with a Cornell engineering degree
Feels bad
In debt now too
Almost graduating now and I really don't want to face the real world.
>>24232764
Yeah, also say hi to almost all new doctor's lifetime of crippling debt.
>>24244044
Plenty of people travel to see nature. And we're talking about travel not becoming some professional explorer.
>>24244044
>exploration of unexplored jungles, deserts, arctic, ocean floor
Pretty close to what I want to do, I'd like to see less developed and urbanized parts of the world, like what you said or southeastern Asia for example. Apart from becoming a backpacker I don't see how I could pull that off though.
>>24243993
Isn't TESL starting to get less and less in-demand now? There was a thread on /biz/ not long ago with several anons explaining that it wasn't the nice traveling job a lot of people make it out to be.
>>24244062
I'm not American but thanks, I'll look into it. If it involves field work and getting to experience cities and cultures I'm in.
>>24244096
I see. Apart from translator, what jobs could learning several other languages lead to?
>>24233321
na m8 I'm in the UK and went straight from high school to uni. If you do a degree before med here it just means you do 1 less year on the medicine degree.
>>24232702
Philosophy major here.
It is by far the best major. Amazing material, asking questions and giving answers to the most important questions, and with some of the highest scores across the board. With the highest average score on the LSAT by major, highest average score on verbal and analytic GREs by major, and in the top ten everywhere else, you can't go wrong with philosophy.
>Comp sci major
>Have calculus test today
>study almost all wednesday, most of thursday
>Feel pretty confident in myself
>Take test
>Half of the shit I completely blank out on
>Will probably have to retake
>Didn't even get the FUCKING LINEARIZATION problem
It really hurts knowing I actually tried. Am I just that stupid?
Studying computer eng, and i'm doing pretty bad. Low grades and I feel like a failure, and I only have one year left to get a bachelor's degree. No one will ever hire me.
Someone please explain why my Mathematics major is always "great tier" or "god tier" if it seems absolutely 100% useless?
What the hell am I supposed to do with this degree? Please someone explain.
>>24242233
correct
unique post: 12345678765432345678
>>24244293
Same, but no one would hire me even if I had better grades. I'm basically incapable of social interaction
>>24244317
>most important subject and skill
>useless
>>24244370
>more important than knowing how to talk to people
'no'
>>24244184
>>I see. Apart from translator, what jobs could learning several other languages lead to?
You could be a teacher, a writer or editor, if you take some politics or public affairs classes you be PR or a diplomat, if you take some business class you can work in international markets.
>>24244384
>implying you can't talk to people
Just show them your math genius competence
>>24239611
>Not the case with ECE students, who know nothing of code efficiency/quality, design, and generally lack coding ability and requisite peripheral knowledge to implement any kind of complete system.
are we in opposites world? CS are helpless without an API
>>24244317
autists who study math have superiority complexes. i have a math degree and it's fucking useless. i make $17/hour working manual labor swing shift in a factory.
How does /r9k/ keep track of things?
First semester I wrote down all the due dates, but it was too easy to procrastinate because I would write "X due October 13" and have no sense of how little time that was.
Second semester I bought a physical calendar and wrote everything down, but again it was too easy to procrastinate because I would only be looking at one month of due dates at a time
Third semester I made a vertical list in a document file and included the blank dates so I have an absolute sense of time (see pic)
That didn't work either so next semester I'm going to draw color-coded lines alongside the list to indicate long-term projects that I should be working on.
>>24244267
Philosophy is near mathematics in terms of difficultly i've heard.
>>24244687
uhh if you're an unmotivated piece of shit youre not going to get anything done no matter how you write it down
>>24244713
Trust me, it's incredibly difficult. Lower level classes are simple, so many people who take philosophy 101 or something will think it's an easy ride. But if for no other reason than the sheer amount of reading (I've had to read about 1 book per week of high level philosophy in my current classes), it's overwhelmingly difficult at higher levels.
Unit Operations is kicking my ass. The professor is really bad and the printed coursework is barebones.
>>24232702
And Music isn't even on the list. Oh well. I'll be making more than all the other Low-Tier majors.
>>24244317
There's a few positions at investment banks and such where you can get anal raped for 14 hours per day 7 days per week and make very, very much money.
>>24244523
Mathematics was my interest going into college but I didn't choose it because it felt you are almost forced to go into hypercompetitive academia to make something of the degree.
>>24244370
He just said that it seemed useless and asked for the reason to why it wasn't.
What jobs do you use a degree in mathematics for?
>>24240194
>having more free time at a wagekek job
heh try studying an actual degree next time
>>24245092
whoops meant to write
>having more free time at a university
>>24232702
I win, mine isn't on the list.
>pouring with rain
>everyone soaked
>walking behind girl with jeggings on
>they're soaked and you can see through them
hard ons are not great to have in slim fit jeans
>mild acquaintances with a qt
>she's always hanging out with this other guy so I can't get close to her
>other guy already has a gf though
WHAT'S HIS FUCKING GAME? HE'S NOT EVEN A CHAD, HE'S AN ACNE RIDDEN MANLET
>>24244765
What happens at higher levels?
Am I the only one here who's not a STEM major?
>>24245238
There's something like that for me too.
She's always with that baby faced manlet and another girl. The other girl seems to be with the class nigger, he started flirting with the most attractive blond girls and got rejected and worked his way down to this one, it was interesting to see.
>>24245312
I'm studying business/economics/finance.
We don't pick one of those until next year.
>>24245312
No. I dropped out of STEM, kinda.
>>24245259
At lower levels, you're introduced to basic ideas like Descartes, Plato's forms, etc.
At higher levels you break everything down into its basic logical form and deconstruct every sentence, every word, in order to destroy the arguments of great men.
You'll be reading about a book every week to two weeks of extremely high level philosophy, from Spinoza's Ethics to Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy. You'll understand abstract metaphysics at a level unexplored by any other major. You'll go into complex theories of ethics, and not just normative ethics, but other things such as metaethics as well.
You have to master symbolic and formal logic, be able to work through any argument and find proper conclusions. That might sound easy, but it's incredibly difficult. I'd say that working with logic alone is akin to doing high level mathematics.
More importantly, you have to expand beyond simply regurgitating material. You have to be able to pick apart everything you read, from Newton to Aristotle, and point out how they were wrong. Logic is your only tool. What's more is that some theories are equally logically sound and consistent, but are at ends with each other -- such as, in ethics, consequentialism and Kantian deontology. You have to be able to find what is preferable in cases such as those.
And, beyond analyzing texts and theories, you must be able to think on your own. Suppose you took Berkeley's idealism and laid out a complex argument which demonstrated that it is incorrect. That's very good, but you're still required to fill the space. You have to present ideas that even your professors (most of mine being Ph.D.s from Harvard) have never seen before. You have to actively try to outsmart people who have been in your field for an extremely long time.
The grading system makes it much more difficult, as certain professors will be biased towards certain theories.
>>24245238
She probably knew him from high school or he has a bigger social group. He could be really smart and he helps her with classwork.
>>24245662
Cont
For example, I was once in an ethics class taught by a Kantian. I, personally, find Kantian ethics to be repulsive, and the requirement for the final exam was to write a short paper (approximately 7 pages) about a subject of your choice. Of course, I laid out the issues with Kantian ethics. And while I certainly wrote an A paper, I received a low grade (C) only because my professor was so biased towards deontological ethics. So in philosophy, you aren't even guaranteed success if you're very good. You also have to appease your professors, who can prevent you from having a career or going into a graduate program simply because of their biases.
In addition, philosophy jobs are few and far between. A Harvard graduate with a Ph.D. in philosophy may be lucky enough to work in a public university. The rest of us, even with a doctorate, are essentially doomed to find work in community colleges or nothing at all. It's a very competitive field and it doesn't pay particularly well (a philosophy professor will usually retire with a salary around $80,000. In some graduate programs that's about the cost of one year's tuition).
For those who want to travel around, what about the Navy? Not necessarily US Navy, just joining your country's maritime forces (assuming developed country). Is that a good idea?
>>24245662
Am taking an epistemology class. We went from discussing "When does something change?" to graph theory, logic and computers.
I see what you're taking about, it can get really text heavy and technical.
>>24245863
If you want to travel for a living look into "shovelbumming". You'll get paid to travel and do archaeology pretty much anywhere
>>24246071
Well, I asked specifically about the Navy because I like boats and sailing.
>>24246103
Try marine archaeology
>>24246103
There are Maritime colleges out there. There might be one near you.
>>24244063
Not that person but what can you do with it?
>>24239113
>google, can you help study cancer treatments for us?
>>24246217
>marine archaeology
Archaeology itself sounds cool but what's the problem with the navy?
>>24246236
Given that I'm not American, we don't really have maritime colleges here I think. Generally speaking, what are careers like in the navy?
>>24246103
Did you also look into possibly getting a 2-year or 4-year business degree and/or working at a shipyard or being a sailor's apprentice?
>>24246290
I didn't. What would be the advantages of doing so?
Sailing around on a non-cruise ship sounds like the perfect life to me. Either cargo transport or something along those lines.
>>24243280
My old man wanted me to follow in his footsteps and be a mechanic. He fell short of being a fighter aircraft pilot so he tried to impress it on myself.
I don't give a fuck about planes
>>24246265
you realize thats done by phd students with biochem background right? Most doctors onlt care for $ and prestige. they just get their md and start milking us like the clueless faggots they are. Even some phds researchers only doing it for recognition and to pay back tuition.
>>24232702
currently low tier IT, changing into something that isnt on this scale
>>24246265
Aktually, google can indeed help with cancer research. I can find out all the studies that has been done, and what has yielded hopeful results (tcell, malaria protein infusion), and what direction I want to go.
whats the most useful minors for a cs major?
>>24246330
You have a chance to be your own boss if the captain retires or even take your experience elsewhere. They make lots of money too.
Having a degree or certification to go along with it would hurt either in this day and age.
>>24246792
I'm interested. What kind of ships are we talking about specifically?
>>24246670
biology, IT, business, accounting, physics, engineering, graphic arts.
>>24244063
Nice bait mate 8/8
>>24246805
I would say medium to large ships that could carry large amounts of stuff or people.
You can try >>>/biz/ for more information.
>>24246837
is language a good thing to learn?i mean spanish, french, russian, etc. not java
>>24246899
Alright then, thanks.
>>24246901
CS is a universal language. But if you're interested in traveling aboard or working in an area where people speak a different language it would be handy.
>>24246947
im interested in doing research for it, would language be a plus or would something else be more of benefit?
>>24246984
It would be a plus depending on where you want to travel.
Remember, research requires at least a Master's of science.
mfw when medfags actually believe their major is god tier
>>24246837
>graphic arts
why is this one a good minor?
>>24237924
>tfw over 50% of EE/CS graduates from your uni end up working for IBM or intel
I understand the whole "EE is 4 dweebs" is a cool meme and all; but you could easily say the same shit about people studying Physics, or any other generic Science.
As long as you're studying at a decent university (usually somewhere in the top 30) and you get a 2:1+, you'll be better off than most Mech. Engs. Just do your research about graduate destinations and ask about the companies which turn up to the annual EE career fair and you won't end up as bitter as this anon.
>tfw studying Japanese as a hobby
>tfw every time it comes up people are supportive and think it's cool
Feels good, but then again I stick to the culture and language learning aspects. I don't talk about weebshit, so that's probably why I get more respect.
found out yesterday i am going to graduate this year, Now I just need to find a job, help me please anons
>>24247191
Computer graphics and design.
Pixar is a good example. Toy's Story took hundreds of lines of code and many mathematical models to make.
http://www.wired.com/1995/12/toy-story/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-gPD00ksxQ
>>24247184
in my yuropean country practitioners of medicine rank at the very top in both monies and and respect gained. so i've got that going for me at least
>>24247499
would you have to go to grad school to work in computer graphics?
>>24247499
is industrial design the same?
>going through no gf phase again
>but it's my final year now so I feel super desperate now
>playing fallout 4 instead of getting on with this mountain of work I have to do
idk maybe I'll an hero.
>>24232702
Geology/mining engineering elder god tier reporting in.
>>24247766
>no gf phase
Fuck off, family.
>>24247907
?? never had a gf
who /ontrackfor4.0thissemester/
>>24247586
No, you need at least a bachelors in computer science (with multimedia arts and art design classes) or a specialized multimedia arts degree
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/multimedia-artists-and-animators.htm#tab-7
>>24247743
Industrial design has more to do with the practical use of products
>The role of an industrial designer is to create and execute design solutions for problems of form, function, usability, physical ergonomics, marketing, brand development, and sales.
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/industrial-designers.htm
>>24247985
do you need an internship to get one or just the degree?
>>24241168
computer - a machine that computes.
compute - to calculate.
calculate - math.
CS is entirely theoretical mathematics
>>24232702
>chem eng
>low tier
why
>>24248119
Depends on your college.
I think internships are strongly recommended for every major because they give you real world experience.
>>24250524gatech
shit tier, psychology
>>24247229
Intel's alright, but IBM is a shit show. It's literally the single worst possible company in the world for job security, the pay is mediocre, and they haven't done anything interesting in decades.
In Canada we just leave the IBM internships to the dumbshits at UofT. I turned down an internship there last term.
>>24247499
>hundreds of lines of code
impressive
>>24237752
>Things like systems control, hardware design and energy are almost non existant.
Systems control maybe. But otherwise you're fucking retarded. EE in US here.
>>24232764
Nice bait. GPs in many parts of the US average 90k, with 200k in debt.
Should I just study chemistry rather than biochemistry?
I'm wondering if it will be a more prosperous field, if I have to keep working for shit money the rest of my life I'm going to drown myself in my toilet.
Though I do have to thank these threads for keeping me away from psychology, a year ago I was just about to go in for that.
>>24244293
At what university?
>>24233298
Geology has slid to shit-tier since the hydrocarbon crunch that started with coal in 2011. With reduced exploration budgets, the career prospects and jobs have dwindled to a 20 year low. Those who aren't in the mining industry are affected by the employee saturation.
Also, it's pretty simple science compared to other discipling. Unless you're postgradedebtmode, it's just jack of all trades level knowledge.
>Source: Postgraduate Mining 2 years, then Geotech Geologist, 4 years. Now GIS Technician, which is an emergent industry and pays good.
>>24249562
because you do it
>>24234332
How is economics degree? What can you do with it?
>>24253610
>ekeknomics
Suicide tier senpai.
DESU its either math, physics, engineering, or go home. You can't justify spending money on a degree for anything other than those, barring certain circumstances.
>>24253714
I want to be a teacher.
If prefer either elementary or like HS seniors.
Dunno how I could go about that, though. I mean Id be fine with teaching anything, except maybe business and such.
I just dont know what to do. Im so listless.
>>24236976
Debt builds character
>>24253983
>elementary
Are you a grill?
Why would you put yourself through teaching? What the heck's in it for you?
Low pay, shitty coworkers, long hours, ridiculous workplace politics, and unless you teach at a good school, you will be surrounded by retarded kids who aren't even interested in learning.
Regardless, even if you choose to pursue that as a career path, I'm sure math and physics will be relevant anyway. So what I said still holds.
>>24244351
iktfb
>multiple interviews
>no calls back
>3.9 GPA
>tfw in first-year CS
>tfw 2.7 GPA
>everyone in this thread saying how hard it is
what have I gotten myself into
>>24254080
Im not a grill, i just like kids.
Stuff like shitty coworkers and workplace politics seem subjective and the pay isnt terrible.
I just dont know man. I am not prepared to make a decision that will effect my life to such a magnitude. Ever since we were kids it was "dont worry about it, you got plenty of time" and then suddenly BAM its decision time, and here I am, no skills, no passions, no ambitions. Im hopeless.
Maybe Ill just stop being a pussy and do CS or IT and tough out the math amd become a code monkey or shitty indie video game dev, leech off my parents them off myself.
Such is life.
>>24254080
depends how good the teachers union is in that area. pay can be pretty good, and you also get a lot of free time and vacation. i imagine high school you get paid more though, but it is a lot more work
>>24254165
I've only had 2 scheduled and I didn't even do them, just ignored both
>>24254214
You won't like kids after you get shit, piss and vomit on you everyday because of retarded little idiots running around disobeying your every command. Everyone goes in there thinking kids are like little adorable kittens. I assure you they are the opposite. Never underestimate just how evil, petty and cruel kids can be to each other. Not meaning to say kids are satan, but they sure as hell aren't angels.
Additionally if you ever, ever screw up somehow when handling a kid, you'll essentially be known as that guy that abuses kids or whatever and essentially you are fucked unless you move away forever.
The younger generation is raised on Disney movies. Cross the wrong line and you have Yale and Mizzou on your dick.
Is it some sort of meme to hate on Electrical Engineering?
>>24254388
I have worked with kids (3rd graders) before and I am well aware of their lack of listening skills.
Even if I decided to go for teaching, Im not really sure how to do it, honestly. What do teachers even major in?
>>24253714
Whats wrong with econ?
Other than being extremely boring, apparently.
>>24232702
>genetics only has masters
>>24254434
I'm guessing the typical teacher wannabe majors in education, which is exactly what one would expect. However in reality I think the only requirement to becoming a teacher however is to get the certifications which varies from state to state. In other words you can literally major in whatever you want and as long as you get the certifications you are allowed to teach.
In other words, you can go for a more versatile but difficult degree to become an overqualified teacher or do the bare minimum but have no backup.
One of my teachers in high school had a masters in education, which literally meant jack shit because she was a really bad teacher who nobody was really fond of and whose class was extremely boring. In contrast the most well liked teacher was a chemical engineer who, for whatever reason, decided to abandon his $300k salary job pedestal to grace us plebs with his presence.
>tfw film production god tier
>projects are paid for, incl food and travel
>in my 2nd year of a 4 year course and already have commissions coming in paying ~$6000 per project.
>tfw the course means nothing and I'm only here for the tutors for advice, people to meet, networking/project offers, and equipment.
>>24254627
Thats what Ive been hearing. So I suppose I should major in something than maybe I can be a teacher later on.
But what? Fuck if I know.
>>24254456
It's a soft science that overly relies on hand-waving and is far too instrinsically tied to politics to have any chance of reaching any sort of objective truth or even a model with which one can use to make predictions.
A bachelors in economics essentially means you will be exposed to ideas that promote some sort of political agenda considering how politically charged campus is today. There is no escape. Even if you were to go to the Ivy Leagues, the supposed holy grail of economics, you'd only be exposed to one side of the story. Economics as a field is in the dark ages compared to the hard sciences and is in dire need of a breakthrough. Additionally economics majors typically don't get jobs because of their skill or knowledge but rather due to the connections they make - this is the case for business majors as well.
Even if you were to look at Wall Street, a lot of the quantitative analysts working there are math and physics PhDs rather than PhDs in an economics or economics related field, reason being is that math and physics PhDs have a lot of experience in creating mathematical models of their own to predict outcomes. Apparently financial processes mimic physical processes to a large degree and these PhDs are always churning out new equations to figure out what's going on with the market. This is essentially the basis of the so called "financial engineering" programs - because you can't teach the Black-Scholes equation to economics majors whose highest level of exposure to mathematics is Calculus I.
>>24254729
Math and Physics, if you have the aptitude and interest for it. You can consider these as the liberal arts of the 21st century. Problem solving and understanding models is always a useful skill to have in any career or industry. If you're good, you can probably teach in a prestigious high school where students actually respect you, since schools out there are always looking for good STEM teachers because MUH STEM
If you're too dumb, try engineering or computer science. So you'll have a backup in case you decide you really hate kids.
Honestly, getting a degree in anything other than something technical is a waste. So if you're still too dumb for any of those, don't bother getting into debt.
You don't need Harvard on your resume to teach retarded little kids how to add 1 and 1 anyway.
>write a paper about black people
>say "Hip-Hop" 76 times
>say "Sex" 72 times
>>24254210
Keep track of due dates, don't procrastinate, work hard.
Its all about preparing, editing, and not taking any chances.
>>24242399
> tfw when your teacher/lecturer demonstrates 1+1's and you do easy managable questions.
> tfw when exam time rolls in it asks super hard impossible questions you once never heard in, done, or written down in your semester of the studying that unit.
i swear the ultimate trolls in this world are professors. most of them have like 140+ iq anyway;their probably doing this shit on purpose so they could put everyone in misery. Make them feel as bad as their feeling whilst laughing their butts off marking failed papers.
>>24252199
whats wrong with psych? just curious tb senpai
>>24232702
I'm going to apply to a quantitative psych masters program soon. It's basically just math with a psych focus. High demand and pretty good pay. A bachelor's in psych is flexible, but it's hard doing what I want.
Hmm.. I was too late to switch courses, thats what I get for thinking I'd finish this project and see if it got betterit didnt
And now i have to either finish the year and switch, or drop out and wait for the next term ;_;
