My time at the University of West Florida has very enjoyable so far. I have made a lot of friends and the environment here is great. This semester has definitely been more challenging than the previous. Most likely because my classes this semester are more difficult and the instructors don’t go as easy as they do in the fall. It could also be because a couple of the classes that I am in also contain quite a few sophomores and juniors and the fact that I have less experience in college is catching up to me.

The biggest struggle right now is my physics class. It isn't that bad, but it’s definitely the hardest thing I've had to deal with this school year. When I was registering for classes at the end of last semester, the traditional University Physics and Lab classes were full before freshmen could even pick their classes because it is mainly sophomores and juniors that take that course. After I talked to my academic adviser, she was able to get me into an alternate physics class that incorporated the lecture class and the lab into one class. I figured that I had no other option than to register for that class and hope it’s not that bad.

The first few weeks of class weren't that bad, but after a while I started to get the feeling that I probably could be doing better if I was in a traditional lecture class rather than what I was enrolled in. In addition to that, I realized that physics wasn't my best subject any more. It seems crazy looking back now that I was planning on majoring in physics when I was entering college. I think that maybe I enjoyed knowing that physics has the ability to help us answer really complex questions about the universe and so on, but I lacked the skills helpful to solve really challenging problems that others might understand naturally. The class is definitely not impossible to get through, but it has clearly shown me that physics is not for me.

Given the fact that my current major is computer science, it is required for me to take University Physics II as well. With my current struggles trying to understand certain concepts in University Physics I, I feel hesitant to continue on with this major due to how difficult the prerequisite courses are. At first, my thought was to possibly change my major to psychology. I had taken a psychology class in high school and I am currently taking a psychology course this semester. I find psychology definitely interesting and I like how it deals more with ideas rather than the specifics such as in physics. When I looked deeper into getting a degree in psychology, I began to realize that it would be hard to get a decent career unless I went further in schooling and possibly obtained a doctorate. That made me think of other alternatives to a major in psychology, mainly coming down to something that I have a deep interest in, but also wouldn't be required to take another physics class.

Currently, I have my thoughts set on possibly changing my major to mathematics. Contrary to my thoughts, math majors do not need to take physics classes. Knowing that, a major in mathematics seems very enticing to me. I have done very well in all of my previous math classes (my most recent class was calculus I in the fall) and I think it is a subject that is easy to catch on to once you get a good foundation. It’s not official yet, but after I spend some more time contemplating on changing majors, it might be. Hopefully I get everything sorted out and find something I can stick to!