College prob.

I've been thinking of changing my major in college once again. Except this time I want to go back to the Networking that I thought I hated. I dropped from Networking last semester because it didn't coincide with my wanting to be a web designer. Over the course of the summer break, I realize now that I was pretty stupid to just drop out and waste the tuition money like that.

I changed to the Programming major this time, and I'm not thoroughly enjoying myself like I thought I would. There are only two people in the class, including myself. That changed last week when my classmate had a devastating heart attack at school. He's in ICU now and will not be returning for this semester at least. I am the only student in all of my classes.

I had hopes of there being more people in the class. I wanted to make good friends like I did in the previous years. Now it's just lonely because I have no one to talk to, joke around with, at school or at home. My college friends have moved away, now.

This situation really bothers me because it's one-on-one all day, everyday. It feels like I'm being watched a lot more closely. This coupled with the knowledge of a programming language that I SHOULD have, but don't, I feel very uncomfortable.

I now know that my skills as a web designer won't be enhanced in this Programming course, even though it's called "Internet Programming and Development". It's most a Windows programming and a review of the basics I know. It doesn't seem worth this hassle.

I've had a change of heart over the summer. I now have the focus to do well in school (which I've never had in my life) and I believe I could do well in the Networking again. I have a problem with switching back to Networking because I know I will get a lot of grief from a lot of people. My parents will say "Why didn't you just finish that last year?" and I don't even know what my instructors will think of me. They will have no class to teach. I don't even know what I should say to them on why I would switch. Excuse? Explain my problem? I dunno.

What would you do?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Isn't it awesome to be the only student in class? I think I would love it. You can just ask the professor to skip the things you already know and focus on things that you really need, and get one-on-one help with things that you don't understand. If I was the only student in all my classes, man, I think I could learn so much more.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Programmers are paid much these days, so it's a good choice you made

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Aardork

Isn't it awesome to be the only student in class? I think I would love it. You can just ask the professor to skip the things you already know and focus on things that you really need, and get one-on-one help with things that you don't understand. If I was the only student in all my classes, man, I think I could learn so much more.

Believe it or not, I don't like being a total loner. I go to school by myself, I come home and be by myself (homework). I hate 3/5 of my classes because they're strictly Windows programming, even though it's a Web development major.

On the other hand, I looked at my transcript, and I realize I only need 3 classes to graduate from the Networking major. This is nice because it's only 3 classes and it's like $1000 to take them vs. the $4000 to complete Programming. Unfortunately, they're only offered in January, so I couldn't just take them now. This is looking to be a viable solution. I just don't know what to tell everybody.

Originally Posted by gaming

Programmers are paid much these days, so it's a good choice you made

I don't hate programming. I would be much happier doing web-related programming, which won't be taught at the college. One girl from my first year of Networking moved to another city to become a web developer, and I'm wondering if I shouldn't have done that same thing. :/

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

You cannot decide, thats your problem. You do not really stick to something quite long.

You will have problems, until you manage to turn off this changing thing.

Deleb

I was speaking idiomatically.