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Should I Switch from Physics to a Joint English-Physics Major?
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[QUOTE="Mépris, post: 5487867, member: 300305"] One of the few As I got in college was in an advanced French class I took as an elective instead of a physics one (haha), and the teacher really liked me and told me I was welcome to join in her class discussions anytime, etc. And while this took work, and I had to properly plan my essays, and spend more time immersed in the language, I didn't feel stressed out doing it. I knew I could do it. This isn't the case with my physics classes where I always feel anxious. I know I can do it eventually, but that's not fast enough. I don't handle the pressure well. I feel bad about myself nearly all the time. I saw that I may have the option of switching to a joint English-physics major and end up with a B.A in English while having my physics courses count for the "minor". But I don't know what I could do career wise. Other than teaching. This background would be good for a master's in teaching (usually what most joint major grads in arts/science do in Germany), but I don't know if I would want that. I've had some experience teaching (volunteering/tutoring) before, and while I enjoyed it, I think I would need to do an actual internship at a school before I decide. That's one option, and another is to keep slowly learning coding at my own pace (currently doing intro programming and num methods with python), and doing something with that. I feel like I might be making a big mistake in spite of the evidence showing otherwise. For a long time, I insisted on doing physics because I felt like I'd be a loser if I didn't finish my degree in physics. It had to be physics. Or another "hard" discipline. But anyway, what other options do I have, career wise? Another option was the same deal but with French instead, but it turns out I need more German than I currently possesses to apply, while this is not the case for the English program. I'm also better at English than at French. [B]tl;dr[/B] - studying in Germany, don't enjoy physics anymore, can do a joint major-minor in english-physics, wondering career options are available besides teaching [/QUOTE]
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