The orientation’s next month. Shame that it has to be long after registration.
Right now I’m in the one class that’s required to graduate from my specific college, another one that fulfills the “diversity” req (Communications because I have always been a terrible communicator and I feel like I might as well try to overcome it while I’m at UCSD) and I’m waitlisted for another one that’s something I’ve wanted to take for a long time (drawing–it’s a hobby of mine). It’s shabby but at least I do feel like I’m doing some things that I’m comfortable with.
Polsci is at least slightly better than a few other prospects and I do hear good things about its department, but as per usual my feelings towards it are ambivalent and change way too often. Above all, it’s hard to see if it even has good job prospects compared to some other majors. I also prefer degrees that possibly could allow me to work at my own pace and from wherever I want…how would Polsci do that for me? Regardless, I’ll register for a class and see if I can come up with any other ideas (i.e., majors that I have more reqs done for) or if I can warm up to it.
I still don’t give it a high probability that I’d stay because the third year is a big issue to me - I’m already am a year older than most transfers and again the possible debt is just too nasty for me. I wonder if I could just go overtime with my credits and take summer classes in order to bypass it or if that’s even enough.