Being a science major is hard, to say the least. On average, a biology, chemistry, or nursing major takes about 17-19 credit hours per semester, at least eight of which are biology and chemistry classes and their respective 3-4 hour labs. Those classes aren't easy, either. So between studying, attending classes and labs, and sometimes doing outside research to put on resumes for graduate degrees, science majors are usually pretty stressed. Here are 8 things that never fail to make science majors say, "I'm changing majors."
1. When your professor says, "you'll need to study about four hours outside of class for every hour you spend in class."
Buddy, that's 12 hours of outside studying for this course, and every other professor wants me to do that, too. Just how many hours do you think are in a day?
2. When you have to do 7 hours of outside homework for a lab that's only worth one credit hour.
Are you kidding me?
3. When you're learning quantum numbers and wondering when in hell you're ever going to need to know the number of spherical nodes in a 5f orbital.
Not that it'll ever matter, but the answer is 1.
4. When you get home from class and just want to sleep but you have biology exams to cram for.
Just let me die know.
5. When you're studying and going through your notes, trying to decipher what you meant to write down.
Screw it, I'll just take the L.
6. When the friends asks why you did so poorly on the exam, even though you studied all night.
I shoved so much information in my head that I forgot what a molecule was, okay?
7. When the entire point of your biology lab is only about learning all about the different species, subspecies, and parts of plants, with practicals worth 33% of your grade on plants.
After cramming for this practical, I'm never going to look at moss again.
8. When you see all your non-science friends relaxing or partying on the weekends, but you have to study science.
Oh, my precious, beautiful friend, how I envy your life and your freedom. Did you know that mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, by the way? Because at this point, that's all I can remember.
Although being a science major is hard work, though, you know damn well you wouldn't trade it for the world because science is the coolest thing ever.
And although people will oftentimes hear science majors say, "I'm switching majors," they're not usually serious. Science is awesome and learning about science is awesome, even though the course work can be a bit ridiculous sometimes. But hey, if that's the price we pay for doing science for the rest of our lives, we'll take it.
