Should I change my major?! Please urgent advice needed

karyenu
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:16:33 +0000

Should I change my major from pharmacological chemistry to management science? I go to UCSD.

I’m just so lost and confused and overwhelmed I need some advice.

I am in my junior year of college now majoring in pharm chem hoping to get into pharmacy school. After getting C’s in my ochem classes and lab, I really don’t think I can do it anymore, (I have a 3.3 GPA and I feel like it’ll drop) but my mom wants me too and gives me all this pressure saying a degree in management science (econ) is basically useless and can’t make money. I took a few classes in economics and I’m not sure if I really do like it, or if it’s because I find easier than ochem and biochem that I like it. I’m also pursuing an accounting minor as a back plan along with my major in pharm chem. Do you think I should change? I really just hate chemistry with a passion now, but I feel like I invested 2.5 years of my time into chemistry that if I give up, I’ll regret it. I just don’t want to deal with chemistry anymore, but then my mom still insists I go into the medical field as a nurse or ultrasound technician maybe.

I’m not sure if I want to be an accountant either, but my school doesn’t offer a major in accounting so I still have to major in something. Hopefully afterwards, I’ll get a masters in accounting but that would require grad school, which I’m scared my GPA might be below 3.0 by then.

Please give me some advice. I need to make a decision now because this week is the last week to add classes if I want to change my major.

I’ve been taking 20 units a quarter, so basically I have taken enough economics classes that my graduation won’t be postponed. I dont’ want to stay here for longer than that because I absolutely hate my college, it’s a 10 hour drive to home.