/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.4156108]

Hello sci. High school senior here (18) who screwed around in school and got bad grades. I want to study the maths or computer science, but I'm not actually good at math, just because I never study. My parents want me to go to a liberal arts school to study, how bad is this?

Is it okay to study maths at a liberal arts school?

I got bad grades in math, but that's only because I never studied and tried, but I want try my hand.

Pic related, the kind of liberal arts school im looking at, and the level of school I'm looking at.

[Anonymous No.4156123]

bump 1/2

[Anonymous No.4156131]

>My parents want me to go to a liberal arts school to study

How does it feel to have parents that don't love you?

[Anonymous No.4156140]

>>4156131
where else do I go though, bro?

all state schools/universities are either too hard to get into with my bad stats, or just pure shit.

[Anonymous No.4156142]

when one of my friends told me they went to ursinus I thought he was telling me a horrible joke.

[Anonymous No.4156156]

>>4156142
feels bad man, feels really bad. where did/do you go?

I gotta start somewhere, and my SAT scores aren't quite good enough to save my grades.

[Anonymous No.4156170]

>>4156156
not cause it's a bad school its not the worst mostly cause it sounds like a dumb version of uranus (your anus) and on regards to the original question math at a liberal arts college isn't as bad as actual liberal arts. I went to Rennssaeler Polytech

[Anonymous No.4156179]

Go to a community college for 2 years then transfer to a university.

[Anonymous No.4156198]

>>4156170
RPI is nice too. Thanks for the peace of mind.

>>4156179
Parents would never let me go to a CC for any amount of time. My entire family all graduated from top tier universities, including grandparents and everyone. It's just not possible.

But still, is math at Liberal Arts all that bad?

[Anonymous No.4156223]

>>4156198
do really good your first 2 semester then transfer out it'll be easier to get accepted pick an easy college with a decent name that way you can be assured you'll get good grades

[Anonymous No.4156239]

>>4156170
I live 10 minutes from there. My friend is a Math major there and hates it. He takes classes at UAlbany and transfers them whenever he can.

[Anonymous No.4156249]

>>4156223
any examples in the north east?

drexel?

[Anonymous No.4156266]

>>4156249
ursinus would be a decent enough name and their math program shouldn't be too intense easy enough to get A's the first 2 semesters as long as you take the right classes

[Anonymous No.4156269]

Don't worry about what school you start out at. First of all, college is what you make out of it - study your ass off and learn as much as you can, and you'll be in much better shape than those people who go to school to party and get a 2.0 GPA and barely hang on for the next semester. It doesn't matter that you're going to go to a liberal arts school. It's all about the effort YOU put in; there are many resources for you to use and it's up to YOU to utilize your effort and intelligence.

The "name" of the school doesn't matter to a large extent. And really, if you do care that much about the school's name and prestige, then transfer out of your college after a hard-worked two years and the college you go to will probably accept your credits, you'll get a degree from the college you transferred to, and it'll be like you never went to Ursinis College.

Nevertheless, I just want to stress the importance of personal effort and competence. Some of the smaller schools can be just as challenging and engaging as the larger ones. It's all up to you, man. Fulfill your potential.

[Anonymous No.4156298]

>>4156269
I don't really like the idea of transferring out. I'm just gonna try my hardest and see it through. The advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks a ton.

Pic related. My level of happiness while reading that.

[Anonymous No.4156357]

would I NEED to transfer out of Ursinus in order not to fail at life/be a hobo in sci's books?

[Anonymous No.4156369]

>>4156357
Are you trolling? This is what you originally wanted to do.

[Anonymous No.4156410]

>>4156369
I never said I wanted to transfer out, I actually said quite the opposite here>>4156298


everyone else just said that was the best thing

[Anonymous No.4156420]

>>4156410
depends if you're going into grad school it might make a difference where you went but in the real world you'll be as fucked for finding a job as most people.

[Anonymous No.4156429]

>>4156420

thanks bro.

I push that to the back of my mind when I realize one of my friends graduated from Susquehanna and is now at UPenn for grad school.