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HELP!! Dropping out or staying in?
Hi all,
Long time reader, first time poster, I guess...
So I'm doing extremely poorly here after 2 years in the faculty of science, parents pushed and persuaded me into this field. Only have one more retake left with more than half of required courses to go.
I've lost all hope in myself and school, and am seriously considering dropping out and enrolling into a two year visual arts program elsewhere, where I will definitely enjoy it more. I'm also considering trying for the SFU BBA program, which is extremely tough to get in and will take a longer time, but will be something I'm interested in. Current CGPA = 2.39.
What should I do, continue with current program and try not to fail (3 years), try to transfer into BBA (4 years), or leave for trade school(2 years)? My parents have always (and still do) emphasized to me that I need a proper university degree no matter what, or I will not get a good job. Do my parents have a point or are they just Chinese parents trying to save face? Help! Thanks. :boy_hug:
Long time reader, first time poster, I guess...
So I'm doing extremely poorly here after 2 years in the faculty of science, parents pushed and persuaded me into this field. Only have one more retake left with more than half of required courses to go.
I've lost all hope in myself and school, and am seriously considering dropping out and enrolling into a two year visual arts program elsewhere, where I will definitely enjoy it more. I'm also considering trying for the SFU BBA program, which is extremely tough to get in and will take a longer time, but will be something I'm interested in. Current CGPA = 2.39.
What should I do, continue with current program and try not to fail (3 years), try to transfer into BBA (4 years), or leave for trade school(2 years)? My parents have always (and still do) emphasized to me that I need a proper university degree no matter what, or I will not get a good job. Do my parents have a point or are they just Chinese parents trying to save face? Help! Thanks. :boy_hug:
Comments
Do what you want to do, it's as simple as that. I do not know how the retake things work, but if you want to continue with sciences you should maybe take less courses a semester to make sure you don't fail any.
in fact if you only have one retake left i would reduce my course load considerably and shape up
you should really do what you want to do, maybe now your parents just wont pay for it or support you, why not go an arts bach degree im sure thats a compromise between a visual arts school and a BSc
people with degrees earn more on average than people without but there are people without who earn more, so its up to you
thx for the advice all.
my worry for you is if you go into business these people are very driven and lot of stuff is curved...i dont know if math just isnt your thing or your study pattern is not whats working but you could flunk right out of there too quite easily
That said, if you really don't want to be here, then don't be here. Don't waste your parents' money. Go to a trade school or a technical institute, or just go out into the workforce.
and imo, 2.39 with the amount of credits I think you have, is not "fixable"
Transferring into BBA, they require you do the lower level requirements of business (assuming BBA is what I think it is) + a CGPA of 3.06 or so to get in.
You can probably do the math yourself to figure out what kind of CGPA you'll need in your two years of lower level requirements in BBA to raise your CGPA up to remotely competitive
Alternatively, going to a college to do BBA wouldn't be the end of the world.
I doubt most employers are even going to care about your GPA except for the very big name companies.
Unless you don't think you can manage to keep it up. What's the minimum CGPA for sciences before they kick you out? 2.40 or 2.00?
For example, I am very lucky that I discovered humanities by the end of the first year. I can therefore quickly catch up on the lower level humanities courses and incorporate the humanities program into my academic plan without any sort of delay. Had I discover humanities later, I may have to stay a semester more to finish my History/ Humanities Double Major.
I would take a semester or two off to work and/or travel. Consider ALL of the options. You should write down a list of everything you could do at this point... even options you haven't considered doing yet.
1.) try and find entry level work in my desired industry
2.) take courses outside SFU in my industry (continuing studies at langara)
3.) start to pay off student loan debt, nearing 20 grand.
Can't really afford to travel, so that's out of the question. Could someone clarify whether or not there is a time limit for enrolling back into classes? How many semesters can I take off and still return if I decide to?
like seriously, ouch
Your parents obviously hate you.
Also, PAY FOR YOUR OWN EDUCATION, that's the first step to flipping your parents the bird when it comes to them deciding what you should be studying.
Canada is great to students when it comes to benefits. I've paid for my own tuition ever since I started, and my Chinese parents have not been able to have any say in what I study. I've done it all on student loans and my own cash from working. When you're an independent student (not receiving monetary aid from parents), half or more of your student loan will be in GRANTS, that's $$$$$ you don't even PAY BACK EVER.
If it's going to be your life that you're living, it's only right that you pay for it yourself, no? As long as you have someone else pay your way, they'll always dictate what you do.
Edit: I just realised how ironic that last line was since the government is basically paying for my education....
I'm confused. Which grants are you referring to? I have a lot of my tuition paid by a private scholarship, but I still need loans to match some tuition, books and living expenses. I dont have any help from my parents and I'm not sure what youre referring to by the grants part. It seems contradictory to what I've read but I havent read much. I've read about working for the government blahblah blah and getting amounts reduced, but nothing about amounts just getting reduced cause youre getting no help from parental units.
They're basically forcing him to do Sciences that he's obviously failing at AND forcing him to pay for his own education and bitches at him when he fails.