From one science major to another we all know that being a science major has certain difficulties. Difficulties that we come into contact with multiple times throughout each semester. Some science majors may even wonder if all of these struggles are worth their time and effort for what they want to do in life. That answer is almost always yes. No matter the hardships we go through in our majors we know we wouldn't want to do anything else.
1. The almost constant studying.
Whether you are reading your textbooks or making flashcards you are almost always doing some form of studying.
2. The realization that you might not be studying enough.
It seems like no matter how much you study you still don't end up with the grade you wanted or thought you deserved.
3. The class average on tests is generally 70% or lower.
This is when that realization comes into play and you end up being proud just to be average.
4. Forgetting your lab goggles.
This one happens so often and is so annoying when you have to book it back to your dorm or apartment so that you can get back to lab on time and not have to take a 0 for the week.
5. Hearing other majors complain about how hard their classes are.
Then proceeding to laugh and telling them you should try changing to my major and then think that those classes are hard.
6. Having at least one nervous breakdown a month.
For most this is inevitable because you are so worried about failing and having to go through the misery of taking that class a second time.
7. Finding out the final exam is cumulative.
Are these teachers trying to kill us.
8. Or when your second semester of a class is cumulative for both semesters...
You've got to be kidding me right?!
9. When you get to the exam and realize you learned none of this.
You spent all of that precious time studying just to find out none of what you learned is on the exam. And that there is so much on the exam you never even covered in class.
10. There's no such thing as "syllabus week".
All the other majors get to rejoice that they have no homework the first week when us science majors have 6 chapters to read and started taking notes the first day of class.
11. Buying textbooks costs an arm and a leg.
There's no doubting that science textbooks are much more expensive than almost any other textbook you would need in college. On the plus side, you use that one textbook for two semesters before you need to buy another one!
12. You've given up hope of getting an A on every exam.
No matter how hard you try, there will be at least one exam that you do not get an A on.
13. No matter how much you may complain about your major, you know you wouldn't trade it for any other major in a hundred years.
This is what you love to do and the struggles are always worth it in the end.
