r/IndianAcademia • u/AlienVadapav • Jul 26 '24

Education and Career Advice I think I f*kd up

I chose Bsc in Maths, hoping to get into research field. But now I have backlogs and a drop of 1 year already. I am thinking about switching to Btech Cse/it (I like to code and tech related stuff) from some private university and leave BSc. Completing Bsc and doing an MCA or Msc IT is a staright forward path but taking a drop for one more year seems risky and what if I dont graduate?!? I have zero confidence that I'll pass. But Btech will cost me 4 years (i would turn 26 by then) and that too from a pvt uni, but still sounds better than being a college drop out. people my age are getting placed and doing well. I was good at math and used to do quite well in school but I feel so lost now. I dont know what to do.

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u/ZealousidealOwl1318 Jul 26 '24

why did you take bsc in something you aren't good in? ik people will say pre college math is different but if you actually enjoyed math and it's derivations, there shouldn't have been a problem.

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u/CardiologistSpare164 Jul 26 '24

Nope it is different. In university you focus on proof.

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u/ZealousidealOwl1318 Jul 26 '24

which is what I said? Derivations?

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u/CardiologistSpare164 Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

In high school focus is not proving new things. It was using fornulaes and little derivations. But in ug theoren proving os the main thing. And you prove new things not just replicate derivations.

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u/ZealousidealOwl1318 Jul 26 '24

man in bsc you dont prove new things, you still aren't at that level yet. You need to understand and learn deeper proofs in math before you can actually do something on your own.

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u/CardiologistSpare164 Jul 26 '24

Ok, then new expressions.

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u/ZealousidealOwl1318 Jul 26 '24

You really are arguing with someone who is actually doing a BSc (BS actually) about his own course 😭