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20 Struggles Every Science Major Knows

Being a neuroscience and psychology double major, these are some of the struggles that most science majors and I go through.

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20 Struggles Every Science Major Knows
Imperial College London

If you're a science major, I guarantee that you've gone through all of these hassles at least once.

1) "I can't. I have lab."

2) Having to write lab reports

When the lab report is due at 11:59AM and it's 11:00AM

3) Two words: Lab Goggles

Lab goggles become your life, and you always have them in your backpack.

4) When your lab goggles fog up

5) Studying for an exam and failing it

Will there be a curve?

6) Getting a 32% on an exam, but the curve hits and your final score is an 88%

7) "The final will be cumulative."

8) Significant Figures suck

9) Confusing diagrams/pictures

10) Applying to graduate schools

Where are all my Pre-Meds/Pre-Dental/Pre-Vets?

11) Mastering Bio, Chem, etc. is insanely annoying

12) Spending all weekend doing research

13) When your percent error is unfortunately high so you have to redo the experiment

14) Considering switching to a non-science major after taking an exam

Then, you realize that you love science way too much to switch.

15) Professors begin teaching on the very first day of class

What happened to syllabus week????

16) Having two lab reports and three exams all in one week

17) Running out of coffee

18) Having more than two labs in a semester

19) Choosing a lab partner

20) Trying to remember all the symbols and formulas

Sure, we science majors go through these struggles, but we persevere. We love science way to much to give-up. Science isn't just a field of study. It's a way of life.

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