Optimusaint
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you sound exactly like i did at LSU, minus the drunk part.
i went to LSU for the 00-01 and 01-02 years, majoring in architecture. in that major, you actually start taking architecture classes as a freshman, as opposed to taking other prereq classes and then moving on to the major. well i was top of my class both years in all classes listed as ARCH, but i could not for the life of me pass calculus. i know it sounds pretty bass ackwards, considering the major i was taking. Even my professors could not understand it.
my strongest area in architecture was building models and doing full size construction, so i knew i needed to do something with a lot of hands on. it was the formulas that always bugged me out. i loved working on cars in my spare time, and was driving a pretty heavily modified civic hatchback. someone suggested that i look into finishing college with an automotive degree.
i ended up changing majors to automotive technology and transferred to louisiana tech. i finished 1st in my class, also the first student to become an ASE certified master tech while still in school. all i had to do was prove 1 year of work experience and i would get the credential.
since then, i have worked at several dealerships and have travelled the country to learn at Nissan/Infiniti and Honda/Acura schools. im currently managing an automotive shop in the New Orleans area, and i was the youngest person to get that position at the age of 25. im making +50k a year, which is more than my friends from architecture school are making as graduates. granted, in a few years they will pass me up in pay, but im not concerned because i am truly doing something that i love, and i am innovating things with my company every day.
my family felt the same way as yours, and were very let down when i told them of my desire to change majors. at graduation day, i thought that they would change their tone, but my mom said "you could have done better". it was heartbreaking, but it motivated me to prove her "right" so to say. i did a lot better, and now she cant say anything about me not meeting expectations.
keep your head up, and eventually you will pass the classes. i dropped trig twice at LSU before passing it, and so did a friend who ended up getting an architecture degree. i know you can do it.
i went to LSU for the 00-01 and 01-02 years, majoring in architecture. in that major, you actually start taking architecture classes as a freshman, as opposed to taking other prereq classes and then moving on to the major. well i was top of my class both years in all classes listed as ARCH, but i could not for the life of me pass calculus. i know it sounds pretty bass ackwards, considering the major i was taking. Even my professors could not understand it.
my strongest area in architecture was building models and doing full size construction, so i knew i needed to do something with a lot of hands on. it was the formulas that always bugged me out. i loved working on cars in my spare time, and was driving a pretty heavily modified civic hatchback. someone suggested that i look into finishing college with an automotive degree.
i ended up changing majors to automotive technology and transferred to louisiana tech. i finished 1st in my class, also the first student to become an ASE certified master tech while still in school. all i had to do was prove 1 year of work experience and i would get the credential.
since then, i have worked at several dealerships and have travelled the country to learn at Nissan/Infiniti and Honda/Acura schools. im currently managing an automotive shop in the New Orleans area, and i was the youngest person to get that position at the age of 25. im making +50k a year, which is more than my friends from architecture school are making as graduates. granted, in a few years they will pass me up in pay, but im not concerned because i am truly doing something that i love, and i am innovating things with my company every day.
my family felt the same way as yours, and were very let down when i told them of my desire to change majors. at graduation day, i thought that they would change their tone, but my mom said "you could have done better". it was heartbreaking, but it motivated me to prove her "right" so to say. i did a lot better, and now she cant say anything about me not meeting expectations.
keep your head up, and eventually you will pass the classes. i dropped trig twice at LSU before passing it, and so did a friend who ended up getting an architecture degree. i know you can do it.
