I suck at my major

ClassicRockerDad
Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:09:32 +0000

I’m going into my sophomore year of being a Philosophy major and I’m horrible at it. I love it though and I don’t have anything else I’d rather do. I haven’t gotten above a D in either of my two philosophy classes (logic is my Achilles hill) had logic not came into my last class I would’ve gotten a B. I have never missed a class either, I study, I go to office hours, I do everything in my power and it’s not enough. I’m so upset I’m considering dropping out, but I know my parents would freak. What do I do?



I don’t understand what about philosophy you like if you can’t handle logic. I just don’t even know what that means? What specifically about logic do you feel unable to handle? What kind of feedback have you gotten?

I just don’t know what you could study that doesn’t involve some logic. How will you write a paper that makes a cogent argument? You certainly can’t do anything quantitative. Can you get a tutor to hold your hand through basic logic?

Frankly, if you are going to college to please your parents, maybe you shouldn’t be going.

There are many kids in your generation who don’t have a direction. A liberal arts curriculum is supposed to give you the freedom to develop critical thinking skills and find out what you may be good at. It’s not clear that it’s working with you.



I kept falling and hit my head so bad I was hospitalized and that took me out of some classes. I actually went straight from the hospital to my philosophy class because I didn’t want to miss.

As for out of college? Being a bum. I’m not good at anything… But I’d really like to work in movies.



Continual falling and hitting your head signifies a serious health problem. You need to recognize the signs of oncoming syncope and lie down wherever you are when you feel them.



Truth be told… I kind of hate college. I wasn’t even keen on my school. I went for the aid



Perhaps, you should take a leave, find a job, and start living on your own. Work for the money. Pay your own way. It sounds like you do that now.

People who get to do stuff they enjoy for a living earn that privilege. Not everybody gets to do that. You have to want it bad and pursue it relentlessly. The rest of the folks need to earn a living.

If someday you develop enough self-motivation to pick a direction you will pursue relentlessly that seems to go well with your skills, return to college.