Posted by octopusprime on October 25, 2004, at 10:45:08
In reply to School, stress, and parents' expectations, posted by Klokka on October 25, 2004, at 5:42:31
ok so you are worried about two things with respect to your parents:
1. you can't succeed without studying science.studying science is no guarantee of success. and you can get to many places in the world through alternate paths.
for example, i work at a small software company. we have people in our office that have studied in the following:
* mathematics
* engineering
* psychology
* biology
* geography
* urban planning
and of course computer science
and there are people who just got diplomas at college and not degrees at university. and some of our staff doesn't have any completed post-secondary education at all.it's just a little anecdote that shows the major in school, while it seems important at the time, winds up not being so important once you are finished. you get a job and move on.
the point of college is really:
* finish what you start, even when you don't wanna
* committing yourself to an institution (your school) for years
* showing independent initiative to work with your teachers/profsyou can get this with any degree
the second point you worried about was
2. the money spent on textbooks, which are expensivehow much did your textbooks cost? $500? $750? how does this compare to the cost of tuition and books for a four year degree? it's a drop in the bucket and better that you know now.
you need a program that you can commit yourself to for four years. science will not be successful for you if you can't stick with it.
good luck.
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