I think I am going to switch majors from Graphic Design to Physics

[element]

What do you want to do for a living after getting your degree? What are you planning on doing for a living with a degree in physics? I'm talking about after grad school. When you're done with school, what do you want to do for the rest of your life?

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: element
What do you want to do for a living after getting your degree? What are you planning on doing for a living with a degree in physics? I'm talking about after grad school. When you're done with school, what do you want to do for the rest of your life?

Either research or be a professor would be ideal.

 

[flot]

If you didn't make it through calc I, I'm not sure that Physics is the right place for you.

If you genuinely don't like what you're doing, switch. But like everyone else said, think hard about that switch. And ironically enough you'd probably have a harder time in the real world finding a job as a physics major than you would a graphic design major.

Aha, saw your message.. well if research/teaching is where you want to go... start taking some physics classes.

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: Semidevil
yea, that's true....I would think carefully first. High school physics is fun, the classical physics is great to do, and the story problems were really interesting.

college physics is a bit different, just so you know. Theres the high school stuff, then you add electrcity, magnetism, optics, modern physics. basically, it all boils down to lots and lots and lots of math. If you think you can handle it, then I would go for it, but just be aware, it's not the same as high school physics. the college level is more theoretical. and also labs. remember about labs.

and to the person who posted above me. I'm a math major. can I have a job?

Well since you have PMs disabled I'll post it here.

I think we may have just filled that position, but if you are interested in doing math proofs for slot machines and casino games I can PM you the next time we have an opening. The company is WMS Gaming and is located in Chicago.

Edit: Sig updated. That position is filled and the new guy starts on Jan 4th. Sorry.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova

Originally posted by: Martin
if you like doing graphic design, but don't like the classes, that's fine. Just get through them (and skip a lot of them) and then design for a living.

That's the thing though, I hate doing graphic design.

You hate doing school projects or you hate doing the designing part?

Because after school the projects normally aren't the same. I had the same 3 teachers for most of my classes and it really got me down when I realized I had started designing more to try and please them than for the sake of doing something that would be a real-life situation.

Not only that, but on school projects you have to make up the text, whereas in real life, the text is given to you. "What? You mean a company wants their marketing and PR people to do their job? I'D NEVER THINK THAT."

I swear, if I ever find myself teaching graphics classes, I will 99% of the time give the students copy to include in projects.

I just hate doing the designing part in general. One of my projects is designing a poster for our student art show, and the more I work on it the more I realize I hate doing this. Same thing with a brochure that I'm working on in another class, I just simply cannot stand the design aspect of it.

Sounds fair enough. So is it suffice you say you love playing in photoshop and such but you hate really having "projects" to work on? Perhaps animation would be something along the same lines that wouldn't put you so far behind.

But in any case, it's never too late to change what you are doing... but you just have to decide whether you can afford it or not and whether you canbear going to school for another 3 years.