Transfer Student, big problem. Wanting to change major

quietdude
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:47:51 +0000

Thank you guys for being so positive. You guys have no idea how much it means to me to see that its OK to be going through this right now. I’ve gone to the department and made an appointment with the head of Bio-resource program next week. They all welcomed me with open arms, which was very comforting and put a lot of stress off my back. Today I had a talk with one of the professors in the program and he seemed to like me so I hope I made a good impression, and I hope he puts in a good word for me. Unfortunately the CRP department still hasn’t let any of the students know who our advisors are, so I’ll have to deal with that later.

I have to take about 2 quarters of math and science courses before I even get accepted or considered into the major, but I don’t care as long as they give me the chance to TRY. I will know for sure what my options will be by next week once I speak to the department head. I plan to write him a brief personal statement about why I want to change into that field, and do my best to get some letters of recommendation from some professors even though they don’t know me all that well. I was thinking of maybe using a letter of recommendation from my previous employer even though its not academically related to this, but it really goes into depth about my general work ethic. Along with that I am already working on a flow chart of what classes I need to take in order to catch up. If he sees that I already have a plan of how I’m going to catch up, I think that should show him that I’m invested in the major and that I’m not playing around.

Keep me in your prayers/thoughts guys, and any other students who are going through the same thing. And you know what, if I go down, I’m going down SWINGIN’! Thanks again for the support guys.