pumpkinlover95

I have always always been a stronger in the humanities. I know... A lot of my friends have been saying to not give up on this class. But am I giving up on a class that I hate that no matter how hard I try I can't succeed? Or am I giving up on my dream? I took chem 1st semester freshman year and got a C. Took bio last year 2nd semester got a D. My mindset is already on defeat. A lot of second degree students seek nursing because they cannot find a job but I'm pretty sure the field of social work is rising way more than other fields, maybe even nursing.

Hmm. The thing is, I do not think nursing would make me miserable. But when I compare what a nurse does and what a social worker does for the world, I would want to help the world by being a social worker.

Thanks for your reply! I'm in a time crunch. If I decide to do social work, I'm going to drop bio on Thursday, the last day to drop that class. I like demanding jobs, I can't sit around and wait. I was hoping some social workers are on this forum!! I told my parents that if social work does not pay well and I can't make ends meet then I'll go back for nursing. Thanks, again, Peanut&Buttercup!!! :)

HI! Im a sophomore at a university. I originally wanted to apply to college for social work but my parents wouldn't let me because of the low pay so I decided to go for nursing. However, I absolutely hate the hard sciences. I suck at them and I'm about to fail my bio class. I barely passed Chem I and almost failed BIO I and now I'm going to fail BIO 2 and I haven't even taken anatomy or microbio. I really dont think I will be accepted in to the nursing school here. I am thinking about switching to social work. I know the pay is not comparable to nursing but I think social work is kind of my passion. I have always been so interested in social issues and justice and I was on eboard for multiple community service organizations. If I don't volunteer I feel empty. I would prefer helping homeless people than patients in a hospital. I've already invested a lot into pre-nursing but I really really hate bio and I'm going to fail and I might not even be able to get my health science degree within four years because I will have to retake my bio classes to get a c or above. I really do not know what to do. I could see myself as a nurse and I thought that's what I wanted. I told myself that I could do it that I could tough it out but I really can't. The more I try, the more I fail. I think I could really do well in social work. Any advice? Thanks!