Failing at Uni

[thesummerqueen]

First of all, even if a subject isn't your strong point, a good tutor will help. I suck balls at math. Seriously - can't wrap my head around anything beyond basic geo, trig, and algebra - and that only enough to get by when plotting angles and shit. Anyway, while I was in high school, I had an ace classmate who helped me through all of that. She was awesome - she really knew how to explain everything.

Similarly, I wasn't bad at science but my mother decided that if I wasn't a genius in it, I wasn't "good at it" and thus shouldn't even try or be encouraged. Fact is, I love science, and thus struggle through the things I might not understand just to keep going through it.

So I don't know if you hate the subject you're in because it's hard, or if it's hard because you hate it, or both. Knowing that might help. Is this "subject" the basis for your major (concentrated area - whatever people outside the USA call it)? Because if it is, perhaps you should consider changing your major to something you really enjoy. Then even the boring classes will at least have a purpose.

Without knowing what you're going for and what you really want, it's hard to say anything other than "schooling IS useful" and "reevaluate what you're doing."

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Also, I should add:

You're paying for schooling. Here in the states, degrees usually have a set of core classes everyone must take, then classes which directly relate to the degree and are required, then "electives" which may or may not be related and can be used to round out your education or bolster the one you're working on.

Is the class you're struggling with an elective? Do you have to take it? If not, is the only reason you're taking it because you "think" it might help? Generally a little research will let you know if it's actually beneficial to take it, and if not, don't. Don't pay for it. Don't bother yourself with it. At this stage in the game, your learning should have practical applications to the outside world and you shouldn't have to be unsure as to whether or not something is going to help you.