Well... *Rant/Vent*

[caseysmom]

You don't need to feel tied to one major, if you struggle with those subjects look for something your better at. Just make sure you don't quite your practically halfway done with your lower division. My daughter ended up changing her major, its pretty normal.

And get your butt to the library, seriously my daughter lives in the library but it has paid off.

[Roxyluvsme13]

You don't need to feel tied to one major, if you struggle with those subjects look for something your better at. Just make sure you don't quite your practically halfway done with your lower division. My daughter ended up changing her major, its pretty normal.

And get your butt to the library, seriously my daughter lives in the library but it has paid off.

I don't feel "tied" exactly, I just know if I change my major it wouldn't be the right thing because I'd always wonder "what if I had stuck with animal science???" It's mostly just the work ethic thing... if I actually put the time and effort into this then I would do fine, I just have to find my motivation to do just that.

[Karen]

It's okay to vent. You don't need to give up the dream yet, is there a way you take an intensive Chemistry session over winter break to give yourself a better understanding? Does your college have any tutoring/mentoring programs that could help motivate you and get better study habits? They have every reason to want you to succeed, see what you can find out. If you don't already have an advisor, ask in the admissions department, and they will know what to do to hook you up. You already have the love for animals and the desire, now you just need a boost in the studying/motivation area.

[luvofallhorses]

Well you can work at an animal shelter if you are up to it. The guy who works at my shelter has a degree in Animal Science and that wow'd the people at the interview so he got hired.

[Alysser]

I haven't been in college long, Bri, but I have gotten bad grades in my lifetime..well never below a C but you get what I'm saying. Giving up on a dream is the easy way out, and that may not be what you want to hear, but as your friend I can tell how much you want this and I know it's difficult, but with that kind of 'giving up' attitude, you won't get it. It seems impossible now, but the things you are saying that is limiting you are fixable. Maybe right now it doesn't seem like it now, but they are. It takes effort and persistence, but I promise you it will work out IF YOU TRY. However, that is all up to you. I am one of those dreamers who sees everything as possible, with a little effort. I'm sure some people think that's irrational, but to me, it's far from it.

Hell, maybe you won't become a vet, you might find something else similar you love. But don't sell yourself short because it's too hard or because of one bad grade. I believe you can do it. You'd make a damn good vet.

[jennielynn1970]

I know it sounds dorky, but can you find a really good study skills course?? My local community college offered one, and it really paid off for me. It showed me how to take notes really well (efficiently and effectively), and it made me better at studying for things. I read chapters before we got to them in class, so I was prepared for what we were going over, I reread them when we were done with them. Highlighted if I felt I needed to. Some people don't like high lighting in their books. Sometimes it helped me, other times it seemed like I highlighted everything, lol.

Look into something like that. And definitely, get to the library. Spend time there studying. I know college is also about fun, but you want to be able to say you spent your money and time well there. I know that my first round of college experience didn't go well, and it wasn't until I went back at it a 2nd time, when I was 25, that I did well. I was paying for it out of my own pocket, not my parents' pockets, that I actually was motivated to do well. It was the first time I ever made Dean's List... and I never made honor roll in school (except for in 6th grade, once). It kept me going strong though, and I kept my butt on Dean's List the entire time I was there. I got tutors and spent a lot of time in the library. Science was my downfall, Physics to be precise, so I put a lot of time into that subject.

Don't give up on your dream, just find out what you need to do to be successful at it. Have fun, but remember you need to buckle down and study and be serious as well.

[Bonny]

Does your college offer tutor help? Hang in there & ask for help. Where there is a will there is a way don't give up your dream.