Is anyone a professor? Do you enjoy it or are you just in it because of your major? lol?
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My wife is a professor and it's not the type of thing you do simply because you majored in it; most have a deep lifelong commitment to their field to create knowledge and educate others. A PhD is basically a research degree; those that work at a University are required to research and publish. Teaching is only a portion of the job. Often, your average professor, must divide their time between teaching, research and service to the University (serving on panels, and review boards, student organizations, etc...)
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That's life. Some classes and profs are good, some suck.
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Why would you think that professors are any different to the rest of us?? They are not!!
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I love psychology, but you're right about the amount of reading at first. It gets easier later on, though, because you know most of the stuff from the other courses you've already taken. And you get to do research as an undergrad if you're lucky! I also liked microbiology, anatomy, English composition, calculus, and statistics.
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One of my very best friends got a degree in University Of Washington and he really enjoyed it!  The people are friendly and Seattle is a great place for outdoor and also cultural things.  I have been to Seattle many times and it is a wonderful place, you may want to check it out before you apply!  As for the classes and professors, well there are surely good and bad ones!  Good Luck!
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My first semester of college I nearly went insane. I was sick all the time, I was scared to meet new people, and it seemed like everyone else was a genius compared to me. My chemistry class is was kept me sane. \n\nIt helped that it was smaller (60-70 people.) It was still twice the size of my high school classes, but less than half the size of a normal lecture at my college. The professor was GREAT. He was the first professor to learn my name, or even seem to care that I, as an individual, understood the material. AT the time, it was a big deal. He was also a great teacher in general. He liked to do demonstrations and involve the students in them. \n\nMost importantly, for whatever reason, I ended up becoming friends with a lot of people in that class. Nerds are drawn to one another, perhaps? I'm not sure what I would have done without it.
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In general...\nScientists explore things, like compounds, atoms, physics, etc.\nEngineers take that knowledge and use it to design useful stuff.\n\nAnd don't be too worried if you end up not liking your major.  Most people change about five times anyway.
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I went to ITT, and for me it was great, if you want to skip all the B.S courses and just learn about what you are going to do I say its better. After I finished school I meant a lot of people that had collage degree’s and they may have known more of the theory then I did, but I could trouble shoot & fix the problem allot quicker and easier then they could.
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:)\n\nI'm going to study to become an accountant in college. I choose this major because I'm really good with numbers & money and I really enjoy the Accounting class I'm taking in my senior year. I find it fun, interesting, & really easy to comprehend.\n\nThis isn't really one of those questions like "Why do you want to become a doctor?" To help people. :) Nope, this accounting mostly has to do with money. :)
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You have my sympathy.\n\nI use to here the same complaints from sociology majors. Only a couple people seem to like socialogy and based on what they said I would suggest that you learn to paraphrase what your professor talks about in class. Never use paragraph to explain and idea when you could use ten.\n\ndraw on what you know.
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A friend of mine got a triple major in Sociology, History and Literature.  They were all areas he enjoyed, and he got good grades.  He was a show manager for "Sesame Street Live" and now manages a major sport stadium.
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If you look at my transcript, I got A's in subjects that I liked and studied for and C's in subjects I didn't care about.  But, the exception was Economics -- I studied like hell, loved the subject, and got B's.  I thought I might major in Economics because I really liked it, but ended up minoring in it and majoring in Political Science which was much more normative (and easier to get A's in).  Economics is far more intellectually challenging than most business programs yet is more marketable than any other Social Science program.  It's a good major, but yes, it is difficult.
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Well i love my alg 2 teacher cuz he makes the class fun and really cares about us. My english teacher is compelelty crazy. I think she really is from another planet, she is so fun to mess w/. My Human Anatomy and Physiology teacher is soooooooooo boring, but he's still cool. Last my World Cultures teacher is a real b***h. She loves to give us 2 projects at once, as if we don't have any other classes, and she doesn't give us notes or anything!
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hmm, well I'm a college student, I'm a freshman, but I'm a physics major and love talking about physics :)  I can help you with any physics problem or questions or something if you want.  I'm usually on the physics part of this site because I'm a dork like that and I like answering people's physicsy questions in order to procrastinate my papers and studying for my finals :p  I actually tutor kids in physics, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask, my e-mail is cmi3@yahoo.com
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In college, the professors treat you as more mature.  That means that they don't care as much if you do things like eat in class or chew gum.  In some classes they don't even take roll; they trust you to make your own decisions about how you will come to class.  However, many classes involve more reading and the professors will expect you to remember everything you cover in class.  This means that you have to study more.  I think college is fun because you get more choice over your course schedule and you study the major that you choose.  If you choose a major you like, you are studying something you like all the time!
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Are you sure you're in the right major?  That's generally the number one problem I see in students that are having trouble motivating themselves to study - they're just not interested enough in the material.  If you're still a freshman or a sophomore and struggling with your lib ed requirements, that's understandable - but, if you're also having trouble studying for the classes in your major, then you may want to reassess.  I was in the same boat as you about 5 years ago.  Every time I tried to sit down and study, this wave of lethargy would sweep over me, making me very tired.  I've never napped so much as I did those first couple years of college.  I finally realized that I had less than no interest in the classes I was supposed to be really interested in, and took some time off to figure things out.  I'm not saying you necessarily need to stop going to school, but if your classes aren't exciting you, perhaps you should go talk to one of the academic advisors for undecided students.  They're trained to help you figure out what you're really interested in.  Good luck!
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I have. I'm 36 years old and in the middle of my senior year at SFSU. At first I though I would be a minority but there are plenty of people my age and over enrolled in classes. The younger students love to hear our responses in class especially when we ar speaking from past experiences. The instructors love to have older students in class because they say it gives a more mature atmosphere to class discussions.