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Argh! Have I picked the wrong course?
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I'm doing Maths, right? I thought it was what I wanted to do.. because I'm good at maths. Was thinking tonight though, my main skills when I'm with my friends / in a group is actually coordinating everyone! I have fairly good communication skills and when I did young enterprise was one of the main people to get everything moving.
Suppose I'm just worried if now that I'm getting a maths degree I'm going to have less options in the future. Going to a drop in session on Wednesday for KPMG, I suppose I can speak to some of the graduates there. Anyone else had the same gut wrenching 'oh no I've made a mistake' feeling as I have now, just when starting their course?
Sorry, University hasn't got on with me very well so far there's this neat girl I met who I was texting, then she had to go and said she was going to a bar and I said 'can I come? ' and she didn't text back... I never realised how difficult this would be. SERIOUSLY. ADVICE TO EVERYONE. Hope you're in accomodation with A LOT of people, because with 4 med students and a foreign student there's not gonna be a lot of socialising, which I've found to my detriment
Suppose I'm just worried if now that I'm getting a maths degree I'm going to have less options in the future. Going to a drop in session on Wednesday for KPMG, I suppose I can speak to some of the graduates there. Anyone else had the same gut wrenching 'oh no I've made a mistake' feeling as I have now, just when starting their course?
Sorry, University hasn't got on with me very well so far there's this neat girl I met who I was texting, then she had to go and said she was going to a bar and I said 'can I come? ' and she didn't text back... I never realised how difficult this would be. SERIOUSLY. ADVICE TO EVERYONE. Hope you're in accomodation with A LOT of people, because with 4 med students and a foreign student there's not gonna be a lot of socialising, which I've found to my detriment
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As for the wrong course it depends what you want to do, most things will take you with any good degree, I suspect KPMG will tell you that when you talk to them. When my dad recruits he looks for good degrees that show a person has been taught to think, he'd rather have a maths graduate with good communication skills than somebody with a degree in corporate comms.
But anyway, yea, just thinking because I like maths because it's hard and challenges me, but something like business studies I never did because it seemed far too simple... I mean, obviously it's not but I seemed to understand a lot of it without doing it. Sorry, I'm ranting. Just wondering whether an 'easier' degree would have been more appropriate to me.
Yes. And it was a mistake, and I dropped out. Why do you think you've chosen the wrong course, just because you think you've limited your post-grad options? Or are you finding it too difficult, too easy, etc as well?
You're at York, right? So am I right in thinking you've not been there that long yet? The social side of things will come in time, honestly. I was so worried this year because last year I clicked straight into a group, and this time round it's taken much longer, but it does get there.
Will try it at some point definately
Just because I picked it because I was good at maths, but my real skills seem to have changed... I'm still good at maths but I think now my 'real' strengths are teamwork / communication, I am good at talking to people and understanding what they're trying to get across, and understanding their point of view, whereas maths is all about the numbers. So many frickin numbers lol.
As for your course, the first person you should speak to about any concerns you have is your supervisor
I got free leaflets but that was about it I wasn't feeling great and took a funny turn so headed home early..