<p>Take those interest inventories with a grain of salt- what they are generally measuring is how your interests are similar with others, in certain professions- but doesn’t measure your aptitude/skill for those careers.</p>
<p>For instance mine always says that I should be a college prof in the sciences.( especially chem)
Well, perhaps if I had ever gotten through a 4 yr school, let alone grad school, let alone * chem*
:rolleyes:</p>
<p>Totally agree on vitamin D- everyone at my latitude ( 47deg) for instance is deficient.
Makes a huge difference
QUality of sleep also makes a huge difference too & college students are not known for their regular hours.
:)</p>
<p>SouthJerseyChessMom,</p>
<p>Look at these quotes below from hyperJulie’s initial post. She has always had trouble with motivation. She has always had trouble with procrastination. These are not new issues for her. Lifelong problems with procrastination and motivation are characteristic ADD-inattentive traits. </p>
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<p>She may be in the wrong major. On the other hand, she may be hitting the wall because she now has more work to do than she did in high school, and her procrastination and lack of motivation are preventing her from doing it; because she’s bright, she could get by in high school, but now with the bigger workload in college she can’t manage. If that’s true, then changing majors wouldn’t help. Instead, she needs to figure out a way to organize and motivate herself (easier said than done). </p>
<p>Some people find stimulants help them with organization, motivation and follow-through. Some people find another person coaching them helps them get their work done. She might do well taking a year off and working at a routine 9-to-5 job.</p>
<p>Cardinal - open to interpretation.
If a student is struggling, as Julie is, if the subject matter is difficult and boring- </p>
<p>Wouldn’t it be hard to pay attention?</p>
<p>Wouldn’t a student procrastinate?</p>
<p>Might this lead to frustration, and depression?
ie loss of motivation/ passion and lost "every second she spends in the classroom?</p>
<p>South Jersey,</p>
<p>In my mind, the key fact is that hyperJulie has always had problems with motivation. </p>
<p>If she instead had said, “I always did well in school and had no trouble keeping up iwith my classes. Now I’m studying engineering and I hate it. I can’t bring myself to do my homework-- it’s boring. The classes are so dull I can barely stay awake,” then we would say, hyper, sweetie, you need to find a new major, this one doesn’t work for you. </p>
<p>But unfortunately in this case I don’t think finding a new major will help. Too bad. Switching to a new major is easy.</p>