I think I need some help: School Related - Serious answers only please

[stacked566]

Physics and philosophy were ok for me. Biochemistry was a joke, it's just easy concepts that make sense if you know your biology. I'm currently getting a master's in biology, with an emphasis in physiology. Probably going to dental school, but might end up being a pediatrist depending on where I want to go. I agree with a lot that has been said in this thread, you have to put in the work to see the results. This is especially true in any science related field since it is so competitive. The biggest thing that has helped me is to figure out how to beat the system. There are old tests floating around for every class, just need to be resourceful. Talk to people that took the class before you and see what you have coming for you and think of ways to make it easier. And also, like someone said, never panic. You always do worse when you panic. Be confident and calm and be successful.

[Mike Dura]

Of course there are individual differences. Philosophy is tougher than common speculation. That's what I meant. Philosophy requires effortful thinking over automatic, quick and easy answers. Philisophical inquiry is more "on-line" so it's relatively labor intensive (i.e., hard). That's what I was trying to get at.

A person may be good at philosophizing but that doesn't make philosophy as easy as the common, automatic oppinion or default responses (e.g., cliche, heuristics, stereotypes, etc) in general. Granting that, I stand by my words: you show me a person who says everything is simple and I'll show you a simple mind.

Physics and philosophy were some of my simplest classes...it's a matter of how things "click" for everyone individually. Steroids are easy for me, and maybe very hard for other people. Math is hard for me...etc..